ASSENTATION

assentation. assentation, flattery: speaking faire

---

As′sen‐ta″tion (�), n. [[L. assentatio. See Assent, v.]] Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence. Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy debate disgust. Ld. Chesterfield.