consent

English

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Etymology

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”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈsɛnt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnt
• Hyphenation: con‧sent

Verb

consent (third-person singular simple present consents, present participle consenting, simple past and past participle consented) (intransitive)

1. (intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.

   After reflecting a little bit, I've decided to consent.

   • c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :

     My poverty, but not my will, consents.

2. (transitive, medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
   • 2002, T Usmani with KD O'Brien, HV Worthington, S Derwent, et al., “A randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of canine lacebacks with reference to canine tip”, in Journal of Orthodontics, volume 29, number 4, →DOI, →PMID:

     When the patient was consented to enter the study and registered, a telephone call was made to research assistant

3. (transitive, obsolete) To grant; to allow; to assent to.
   • 1644, J[ohn] M[ilton], The Doctrine or Discipline of Divorce: , 2nd edition, London: [s.n.], →OCLC, book:

     Interpreters […] will not consent it to be a true story.

4. To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Acts 8:1:

     And Saul was consenting unto his death.

   • 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; , London: Iohn Williams , →OCLC:

     Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in judgment.

Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Synonyms

• (intransitive): acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, concur, yes

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "intransitive"): disagree, object, oppose

Derived terms

• consentor

Related terms

Translations

Noun

consent (countable and uncountable, plural consents)

1. Voluntary agreement or permission.
   • 1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 6, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes , book II, London: Val Simmes for Edward Blount , →OCLC:

     All men know by experience, there be some parts of our bodies which often without any consent of ours doe stirre, stand, and lye down againe.

2. (obsolete) Unity or agreement of opinion, sentiment, or inclination.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Luke 14:18:

     And they all with one consent began to make excuse.

3. (obsolete) Advice; counsel.

Synonyms

• (voluntary agreement): agreement, approval, assent, consensualness, permission, willingness, yes

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "voluntary agreement"): dissent, disagreement, opposition, refusal

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• “consent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “consent”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• nocents

Catalan

Verb

consent

1. inflection of consentir:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.sɑ̃/

Verb

consent

1. third-person singular present indicative of consentir