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consent definition

con·sent (kən sent′)

intransitive verb

    1. to agree (to do something)
    2. to willingly engage in a sexual act: often in the phrase consenting adult
    3. to give permission, approval, or assent (to something proposed or requested) in opinion
  2. Obsolete to agree

Etymology: ME consenten < OFr consentir < L consentire < com-, with + sentire, to feel: see sense

noun

  1. permission, approval, or assent
  2. agreement in opinion or sentiment by common consent

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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