assensus (ads-), a, um, Part. of assentior.

assensus | ads- (noun M) : (), , assentior
* An agreement, assent, approval, approbation.
* In gen.: adsensu omnium dicere,Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 4: volgi adsensu et populari approbatione,id. Brut. 49, 185: omnium adsensu,Liv. 5, 9; 8, 5; 8, 4 fin.; cf. id. 3, 72: adsensu senatūs,Plin. Pan. 71: adsensum consequi agendo,id. Ep. 7, 6, 13; so Tac. A. 14, 12; 15, 22; Suet. Aug. 68; id. Tib. 45 et saep.—In the plur.: dicta Jovis pars voce probant; alii partes assensibus implent,Ov. M. 1, 245; 8, 604: hinc ingentes exciri adsensus,Tac. Or. 10 fin.—Also joyful, loud assent: exposuit cum ingenti adsensu,Liv. 27, 51.
* Esp.
* In philos. lang., like assensio, an assent to the reality of sensible appearances: concedam illum ipsum sapientem ... retenturum adsensum, nec umquam ulli viso adsensurum, nisi, etc.,Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 57: tollendus adsensus est,id. ib. 2, 18, 59; 2, 18, 33 fin.; id. Fin. 3, 9, 31 al.
* Poet., an echo: Et vox adsensu nemorum ingeminata remugit,Verg. G. 3, 45: Aereaque adsensu conspirant cornua rauco,id. A. 7, 615; Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 615.

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