Consent

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kÉ™nˈsÉ›nt/
• Rhymes: -É›nt

Origin

Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, from Old French consentir, from Latin cōnsentīre, present active infinitive of cōnsentiō ("to feel together"), itself from com- ("with") + sentiō ("to feel")

Full definition of consent

Verb

1. (intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.''I've consented to have the procedure performed.
• unknown date ShakespeareMy poverty, but not my will, consents.
2. (transitive, medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
• A randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of canine lacebacks with reference to …
3. (transitive, obsolete) To grant; to allow; to assent to.
• unknown date MiltonInterpreters ... 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.
• unknown date Bible, Acts viii. 1And Saul was consenting unto his death.
• unknown date FullerFlourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in jugdment.

Usage notes

This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• (intransitive) disagree, object, oppose

Derived terms

• consenting

Noun

1. Voluntary agreement or permission
• 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.6: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.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• (voluntary agreement) dissent, disagreement, opposition, refusal

Derived terms

• consenter
• consentaneous
• age of consent