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consent

[ kuhn-sent ]

  1. 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.

  2. Archaic. to agree in sentiment, opinion, etc.; be in harmony.


  1. permission, approval, or agreement; sanction; acquiescence:

    He gave his consent to the marriage.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. agreement in sentiment, opinion, a course of action, etc.:

    By common consent he was appointed official delegate.

  3. Archaic. accord; concord; harmony.

consent

/ əˈɛԳ /

  1. to give assent or permission (to do something); agree; accede
  2. obsolete.
    intr to be in accord; agree in opinion, feelings, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
  1. acquiescence to or acceptance of something done or planned by another; permission
  2. accordance or harmony in opinion; agreement (esp in the phrase with one consent )
  3. age of consent
    the lowest age at which the law recognizes the right of a person to consent to sexual intercourse
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • DzˈԳٱ, noun
  • DzˈԳپԲ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz·Գİ noun
  • Dz·ԳiԲ· adverb
  • ԴDzcDz·Գ noun
  • ԴDzcDz·Գing adjective noun
  • cDz·Գ noun verb (used without object)
  • cDz·Գ verb (used without object)
  • ܲcDz·ԳiԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of consent1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English verb consenten, concenten, from Anglo-French, Old French consentir, from Latin DzԲԳī “to join or share a feeling; concur”; noun derivative of the verb; consensus
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Word History and Origins

Origin of consent1

C13: from Old French consentir, from Latin DzԲԳī to feel together, agree, from Գī to feel
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Synonym Study

See agree.
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Example Sentences

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Perhaps your sister didn’t help herself during your mother’s lifetime, but arranged to be the beneficiary of all the accounts, either with or without your mother’s consent.

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Last month Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said that she was "minded" to give consent for the airport to bring its second runway into use.

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The deputy believed that by doing this, she had given consent to enter the property, according to court records.

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The Commission says this model did not allow users to freely consent to how their data was used.

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Mr Quinn said the BBC were "manufacturing consent for genocide" by using words such as reportedly and putting quotation marks in its reporting.

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