"assentation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: assentations [plural]
Etymology: From Latin assentatio. See assent. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|assentatio}} Latin assentatio Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} assentation (countable and uncountable, plural assentations)
  1. Insincere or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-assentation-en-noun-HmtEut57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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