English → Latin
“assent” in Latin
assentiorto agree with; assent to, approve, give assent or approvalassēnsiōassent, agreement; approbation, applauseastipulātiōassent, agreement; affirmation, confirmationastipulorto join in a stipulation, stipulate with; to agree with, support
The English word assent itself goes back to Latin sentiō, through assentiō.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
assent v.
assentiri or (more commonly) assentire alicui (ut, etc.): annuere (absolutely): consentire alicui rei or ad aliquid (to an offer or proposal): concedere alicui rei (to yield to it).
assent s.
assensio: assensus: astipulatio: astipulatus. With my assent, me assentiente; me annuente.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for assent?
- The usual Latin words for “assent” are assentior, assēnsiō, astipulātiō; also astipulor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.