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consent
[kuhn-sent]
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; sanction; acquiescence.
He gave his consent to the marriage.
Synonyms: ,agreement in sentiment, opinion, a course of action, etc..
By common consent he was appointed official delegate.
Archaic.accord; concord; harmony.
consent
/ əˈɛԳ /
verb
to give assent or permission (to do something); agree; accede
obsolete(intr) 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 )
the lowest age at which the law recognizes the right of a person to consent to sexual intercourse
Other Word Forms
- consenter noun
- consentingly adverb
- nonconsent noun
- nonconsenting adjective
- preconsent noun
- reconsent verb (used without object)
- unconsenting adjective
- DzˈԳٱ noun
- DzˈԳپԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of consent1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She added she feels the need to let women know, "they deserve to be treated fairly, they deserve consent and the right to their own bodies".
A president last deployed the National Guard without a governor's consent more than 50 years ago - during the civil rights era.
“Instead, Mr. Avenatti misappropriated my funds, and he dictated my fate without my consent, based on choices that he made.”
The case centres on the question of parental responsibility, and whether the parents acted unlawfully by sending their son to boarding school without his consent.
Prodded by lawsuits and consent decrees, the once-mostly white department has grown to become more than half Latino, which more or less mirrors the city’s demographics.
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