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assent to
[/əˈsɛnt tu/]
verb
consentir em; concordar com
1.
to agree to or approve of something; to express agreement or consent
The board members assented to the new proposal.
Os membros do conselho consentiram na nova proposta.
2.
to give formal or official approval
The parliament assented to the legislation.
O parlamento concordou com a legislação.
Synonyms
agree to
consent to
approve of
accede to
concur with
acquiesce to
Antonyms
dissent from
disagree with
refuse
reject
object to
oppose
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
consentir em; concordar com
Most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
consentir em; aceder a
More formal contexts
Portugal
assentir a; concordar com
Assentir is more formal and traditional in Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
give the nod to
give one's blessing to
go along with
buy into
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