consent
con•sent (kən sent´) vi.
[[ME consenten < OFr consentir < L consentire < com-, with + sentire, to feel: see SENSE]]
1
a) to agree (to do something)
b) to willingly engage in a sexual act (often in the phrase consenting adult)
c) to give permission, approval, or assent (to something proposed or requested) in opinion
2 [Obs.] to agree
–n.
1 permission, approval, or assent; specif., INFORMED CONSENT
2 agreement in opinion or sentiment
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SYN
– consent implies compliance with something proposed or requested, stressing this as an act of the will; to assent is to express acceptance of or adherence to an opinion or proposition; agree implies accord reached by settling differences of opinion or overcoming resistance; concur implies agreement arrived at formally on a specific matter, often with regard to a line of action; to accede is to yield one’s assent to a proposal; acquiesce implies tacit agreement or restraint of opposition in accepting something about which one has reservations
—ANT. dissent, refuse, deny
– consent implies compliance with something proposed or requested, stressing this as an act of the will; to assent is to express acceptance of or adherence to an opinion or proposition; agree implies accord reached by settling differences of opinion or overcoming resistance; concur implies agreement arrived at formally on a specific matter, often with regard to a line of action; to accede is to yield one’s assent to a proposal; acquiesce implies tacit agreement or restraint of opposition in accepting something about which one has reservations
—ANT. dissent, refuse, deny
