Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

         Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also
         assented, saying that these things were so. --Acts
                                                  xxiv. 9.

         The princess assented to all that was suggested.
                                                  --Macaulay.

   Syn: To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.

Assenting \As*sent"ing\, a.
   Giving or implying assent. -- {As*sent"ing*ly}, adv.

Source : WordNet®

assenting
     n : agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly);
         "accession to such demands would set a dangerous
         precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional
         determination" [syn: {accession}]