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Yielding vs Assent - What's the difference?

yielding | assent |

As verbs the difference between yielding and assent

is that yielding is while assent is to agree to, give approval.

As nouns the difference between yielding and assent

is that yielding is a concession while assent is agreement, act of agreeing.

As an adjective yielding

is docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

yielding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A concession.

    • Derived terms

    * overyielding

    assent

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To agree to, give approval.
  • * Macaulay
    • The princess assented to all that was suggested.
  • To admit a thing as true.
  • * Bible, Acts xxiv. 9
    • And the Jews also assented , saying that these things were so.

    Synonyms

    * accede *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • agreement, act of agreeing
    • I will give this act my assent .

    Related terms

    * assentor

    Synonyms

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