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Definition of Assentation
1. n. Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence.
Definition of Assentation
1. Noun. Insincere or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence. ¹
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Definition of Assentation
1. [n -S]
Literary usage of Assentation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Study of Words by Richard Chenevix Trench (1904)
"I may observe by the way that we also once possessed the word ' assentation' in
the sense of unworthy flattering lip-assent; the last example of it which ..."
2. The Study of Words by Richard Chenevix Trench (1904)
"Let me note that we also once possessed ' assentation ' in the sense of unworthy
flattering lip-assent; the last example of it in our dictionaries is from ..."
3. The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French: With a Preliminary by Walter Scott (1827)
"... mark with deep rep- robation'the universal system of assentation and simulation,
to which even such men did not disdain to lend countenance and example. ..."
4. Memoirs of John Abernethy, F.R.S.: With a View of His Lectures, Writings by George Macilwain (1853)
"... of a disgusting assentation. No doubt, however, a temper naturally impulsive
would find in the perplexities which occasionally beset the practice of our ..."
5. The miscellaneous prose works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1836)
"[1812. deep reprobation the universal system of assentation and simulation, to
which even such men did not disdain to lend countenance and example. ..."
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