consent
Meaning
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- To express willingness, to give permission.
- To cause to sign a consent form.
- (obsolete) To grant; to allow; to assent to.
- To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
Synonyms
yield
agree to
approve of
mutual understanding
be allowed
give permission
be acceptable
same opinion
make convenient
be in harmony with
be congruent
saying yes
make it convenient
assent to
accede to
assen
express assent
accept the other’s superiority
share common opinion with
give full consent
be in accord
be of the same opinion
confrom
content oneself with
express consent
give consent
give permission for
give assent
written agreement
same meaning
comport
comply with
Frequency
Hyphenated as
con‧sent
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈsɛnt/
Etymology
In summary
Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, borrowed from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre, present active infinitive of cōnsentiō (“to agree; to assent, consent”), itself from com- (“with”) + sentiō (“to feel”)
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