consenter

Variant of consent

intransitive verb

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

Origin: 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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