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| con·sent [ kən sént ] |
intransitive verb (past and past participle con·sent·ed, present participle con·sent·ing, 3rd person present singular con·sents) |
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1. give permission: to give formal permission for something to happen
  As soon as they met Robert, her parents consented to the marriage.
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2. agree: to agree to do something
She consented to appear as a witness.
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noun |
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1. permission for something: acceptance of or agreement to something proposed or desired by another
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2. consensus: agreement on an opinion or course of action
It was by common consent the best.
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| [13th century. Via Old French< Latin consentire "feel with" < sentire "feel"] |
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| con·sent·er noun |
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