English Explanatory Dictionary

consent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To express willingness, to give permission.
  2. To cause to sign a consent form.
  3. To grant; to allow; to assent to.
  4. To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
noun
  1. Voluntary agreement or permission.
  2. Unity or agreement of opinion, sentiment, or inclination.
  3. Advice; counsel.

Pronunciation

/kənˈsɛnt/ en-us-consent.ogg

Word forms

consent consents consenting consented no-table-tags glossary consentest consentedst consenteth

Etymology

Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, borrowed from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre (“to agree; to assent, consent”), itself from com- (“with”) + sentiō (“to feel”)

Synonyms

acquiesce agree approve assent concur connive consent grant agreement approval consensualness permission willingness accedence allowance approbation assentment authorization sanction authority clearance leave license mandate permit warrant recommendation suggestion tip admonition advice counsel exhortation rede

Antonyms

disagree object oppose dissent disagreement opposition refusal abnegation declination denial disapproval dissension nonapproval nonassent nonconsent prohibition rejection renunciation repudiation unapproval unconsent

Derived words

consentability consentee consenter consentor consent or pay mutual consent mutually consent reconsent disconsent preconsent advice and consent age of consent by common consent consensual non-consent consentaneous consent decree consentful consentless consent of the governed consent search consentual e-consent implied consent informed consent manufactured consent manufacture of consent nonconsent silence is consent unconsent with one consent
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