Consent

Quick meaning: Consent is a verb meaning (intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.

Meaning

(intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.

More Meanings

1. (transitive, medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To grant; to allow; to assent to.
3. (intransitive) To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
4. Voluntary agreement or permission.
5. (obsolete) Unity or agreement of opinion, sentiment, or inclination.
6. (obsolete) Advice; counsel.

Example Sentences

My poverty, but not my will, consents.

And Saul was consenting unto his death.

And they all with one consent began to make excuse.

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

Word Forms

• consents
• consenting
• consented
• consentest
• consentedst
• consenteth

Synonyms for consent

Depending on context, synonyms include acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, concur, connive.

Antonyms for consent

Common opposites include disagree, object, oppose, dissent, disagreement, opposition.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include assent, accept, acquiescence, consensual, approved, acceptance.

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