ASSENTATION

Etymology

Noun

assentation (countable and uncountable, plural assentations)

Insincere or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence.

Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust.

Source: Wiktionary


As`sen*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. assentatio. See Assent, v.]

Definition: Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence. Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust. Ld. Chesterfield.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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