The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Assent \As*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assented; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Assenting.] [F. assentir, L. assentire, assentiri; ad +
   sentire to feel, think. See Sense.]
   To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement,
   acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.
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         Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also
         assented, saying that these things were so. --Acts
                                                  xxiv. 9.
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         The princess assented to all that was suggested.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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   Syn: To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.
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