Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust. --Ld. Chesterfield. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
assentation — [as΄en tā′shən] n. immediate and usually flattering or hypocritical assent … English World dictionary
assentation — ˌasən.ˈtāshən, ˌaˌsen.ˈt noun ( s) Etymology: Latin assentation , assentatio, from assentatus (past participle of assentari) + ion , io ion : ready assent especially when insincere or obsequious a tame and banal assentation George Saintsbury … Useful english dictionary
assentation — /as en tay sheuhn/, n. the practice of assenting readily, esp. obsequiously. [1475 85; < L assentation (s. of assentatio). See ASSENT, ATION] * * * … Universalium
assentation — noun Date: 15th century ready assent especially when insincere or obsequious … New Collegiate Dictionary
assentation — n. ready but insincere assent … English contemporary dictionary
assentation — as·sen·ta·tion … English syllables
assentation — as•sen•ta•tion [[t]ˌæs ɛnˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. the practice of assenting readily, esp. obsequiously • Etymology: 1475–85; < L … From formal English to slang
assentation — n. ready, insincere assent. ♦ assentatious, a. willing to assent. ♦ assentator, n. flatterer; one assenting insincerely or conniving. ♦ assentatory, a … Dictionary of difficult words
Assentiren — (v. lat.), 1) beistimmen; 2) Einen zu einem Zweck, bes. zum Militärdienst für tüchtig erklären, worauf er in die Asséntliste od. Musterrolle eingetragen u. ihm ein Schein darüber, Assentschein, ausgestellt wird. Daher Assentirung, 1) Annahme von… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Assens, Assension — Assens, Assension, Zustimmung; Assentation, schmeichlerischer Beifall; Assentiment, Beipflichtung; assentiren, beipflichten, in Oesterreich in das Militär einreihen; daher: Assentirung, die Einreihung in das Militär; Assentliste, die Musterrolle … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
