| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | con·sent |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  k n-s nt |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: con·sent·ed, con·sent·ing, con·sents
1. To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree. See synonyms at assent. 2. Archaic To be of the same mind or opinion. | | NOUN: | 1. Acceptance or approval of what is planned or done by another; acquiescence. See synonyms at permission. 2. Agreement as to opinion or a course of action: She was chosen by common consent to speak for the group. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English consenten, from Old French consentir, from Latin c nsent re : com-, com- + sentre, to feel; see sent- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | con·senter —NOUN
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