assentation

[ as-en-tey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the practice of assenting readily, especially obsequiously.

assentation

/ ˌæsɛnˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. servile or hypocritical agreement

Word History and Origins

Origin of assentation¹

First recorded in 1475–85, assentation is from the Latin word assentātiōn- (stem of assentātiō ). See assent, -ation

Example Sentences

On the other hand there is, I trust, no importunate advocacy or tedious assentation.

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Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust.

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On the other hand, there is, I trust, no importunate advocacy or tedious assentation.

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With him Placebo justifies his assentation on the ground that lords are better informed than their inferiors.

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