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

Assentation, as-sen-tā′shun, n. obsequious assent, adulation.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

The good people of the town, aware of his pertinacity in this particular, had no mind to make points with him, but, on the contrary, rather corroborated him in his dogmatism by an amiable assentation; so that, it is said, he grew daily more peremptory.

From Project Gutenberg

There was an air of assentation and reverence in his demeanour, which, perhaps, grew out of the domestic discipline of his spouse, a buxom dame with the heart of a lioness.

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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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The decanter flew across and across the table with wonderful rapidity, and the flow of assertion increased with the captain, and that of assentation with his lieutenant.

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