[f. as prec. + -ING2.] Giving assent. Also in arch. or obs. use: Giving consent; agreeing; deferential.
1483. Caxton, Cato, G v b. That thou were partyner and assentyng to the fayte.
1752. Chesterf., Lett., 284, III. 300. You must be respectful and assenting, but without being servile.
1878. E. White, Life in Christ, Pref. 5. The assenting voice of a great multitude.
