Consent
- Consent
- (Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N
PARAG:Consent->N
GRP: \\ N \\ 1
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ consent
consent
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ assent
assent
&c. 488
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ acquiescence
acquiescence
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ approval
approval
&c. 931
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ compliance
compliance
agreement
concession
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ yieldance|
yieldance|
yieldingness
Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ accession
accession
acknowledgment
acceptance
agnition|
GRP: \\ N \\ 2
Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ settlement
settlement
ratification
confirmation
adjustment
GRP: \\ N \\ 3
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ permit
permit
&c.(permission) 760
Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ promise
promise
&c. 768
PARAG:Consent->V
GRP: \\ V \\ 1
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ consent
consent
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ assent
assent
&c. 488
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ yield assent
yield assent
admit
allow
concede
grant
yield
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ come round
come round
come over
Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ give into
give into
acknowledge
agnize
give consent
comply with
acquiesce
agree to
fall in with
accede
accept
embrace an offer
close with
take at one's word
have no objection
GRP: \\ V \\ 2
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ satisfy
satisfy
meet one's wishes
settle
come to terms
&c. 488
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ not refuse
not refuse
&c. 764
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ turn a willing ear
turn a willing ear
&c.(willingness) 602
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ jump at
jump at
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ deign
deign
vouchsafe
Sgm: \\ V \\ 2 \\ promise
promise
&c. 768
PARAG:Consent->Adj
GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ consenting
consenting
&c.->V.
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ squeezable
squeezable
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ agreed
agreed
&c.(assent) 488
Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ unconditional
unconditional
PARAG:Consent->Adv
GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ yes
yes
&c.(assent) 488
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ by all means
by all means
&c.(willingly) 602
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ if you please
if you please
as you please
Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ be it so
be it so
so be it
well and good
of course
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consent — con·sent n 1 a: compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another; specif: the voluntary agreement or acquiescence by a person of age or with requisite mental capacity who is not under duress or coercion and usu. who has knowledge… … Law dictionary
consent — con‧sent [kənˈsent] noun [uncountable] 1. permission to do something, especially by someone who has authority or responsibility: • He took the car without the owner s consent. • The city authorities have given their consent to leases on two… … Financial and business terms
Consent — Con*sent , n. [Cf. OF. consent.] 1. Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind; accord. [1913 Webster] All with one consent began to make excuse. Luke xiv. 18. [1913 Webster] They fell together all, as by consent. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
consent — [kən sent′] vi. [ME consenten < OFr consentir < L consentire < com , with + sentire, to feel: see SENSE] 1. a) to agree (to do something) b) to willingly engage in a sexual act: often in the phrase consenting adult c) to give permission … English World dictionary
Consent — Con*sent , v. t. To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Interpreters . . . will not consent it to be a true story. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Consent — Con*sent , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Consented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Consenting}.] [F. consentir, fr. L. consentire, sensum, to feel together, agree; con + sentire to feel. See {Sense}.] 1. To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
consent — (v.) early 13c., from O.Fr. consentir (12c.) agree, comply, from L. consentire feel together, from com with (see COM (Cf. com )) + sentire to feel. Feeling together, hence, agreeing, giving permission, apparently a sense evolution that took place … Etymology dictionary
consent — [n] agreement; concession accord, acquiescence, allowance, approval, assent, authorization, blank check*, blessing, carte blanche*, compliance, concurrence, goahead*, green light*, leave, okay*, permission, permit, right on*, sanction, say so*,… … New thesaurus
consent to — index approve, authorize, comply, countenance, embrace (accept), indorse, sanction, sustain ( … Law dictionary
consent — vb *assent, accede, acquiesce, agree, subscribe Analogous words: *yield, submit, defer, relent: permit, allow, *let: *approve, sanction: concur (see AGREE) Antonyms: dissent Contrasted words: refuse, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
consent — ► NOUN ▪ permission or agreement. ► VERB 1) give permission. 2) agree to do. ORIGIN from Latin consentire agree … English terms dictionary
