consent
[ kuhn-sent ]
/ kənˈsɛnt /
verb (used without object)
to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive): He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented.
Archaic. to agree in sentiment, opinion, etc.; be in harmony.
noun
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence: He gave his consent to the marriage.
agreement in sentiment, opinion, a course of action, etc.: By common consent he was appointed official delegate.
Archaic. accord; concord; harmony.
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Origin of consent
1175–1225; (v.) Middle English consenten<Anglo-French, Old French consentir<Latin consentīre (see consensus); (noun) Middle English <Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of the v.
synonym study for consent
1. See agree.
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British Dictionary definitions for consent
consent
/ (kənˈsɛnt) /
verb
to give assent or permission (to do something); agree; accede
(intr) obsolete to be in accord; agree in opinion, feelings, etc
noun
acquiescence to or acceptance of something done or planned by another; permission
accordance or harmony in opinion; agreement (esp in the phrase with one consent)
age of consent the lowest age at which the law recognizes the right of a person to consent to sexual intercourse
Derived forms of consent
consenter, nounconsenting, adjectiveWord Origin for consent
C13: from Old French consentir, from Latin consentīre to feel together, agree, from sentīre to feel
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