consent

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

Voluntary compliance

Nouns — consent, assent, acquiescence; approval, approbation; compliance, agreement, concession; yielding, accession, allowance, acceptance; ratification, confirmation; permit, permission, promise.

Verbs — consent, assent, yield, allow, concede, grant, deign; come over, come [a]round; give in, 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; satisfy, meet one's wishes, come to terms; turn a willing ear (see will); jump at; vouchsafe.

Adjectives — consenting, acquiescent, compliant, willing, easy, docile, amenable, agreeable; permissible; agreed; unconditional.

Adverbs — yes, willingly, by all means, of course, if you please, as you please.

Interjections — be it so! amen! so be it! well and good!

Phrases — silence means consent.

Antonyms, see refusal.

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(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. assent, approval, acquiescence; see permission .

• by common consent,

Syn. in agreement, in accord, cooperatively, in unison; see unanimously .

v.

Syn. accede, assent, acquiesce, agree to, concur, approve of, sanction, permit, allow, subscribe to, comply, yield, go along with, give in; see also agree , allow 1 , approve 1 .

Syn.- consent implies compliance with something proposed or requested, stressing this as an act of the will; to assent is to express acceptance of or adherence to an opinion or proposition; agree implies accord reached by settling differences of opinion or overcoming resistance; concur implies agreement arrived at formally on a specific matter, often with regard to a line of action; to accede is to yield one's assent to a proposal; acquiesce implies tacit agreement or restraint of opposition in accepting something about which one has reservations

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

permission, approval, assent, okay, nod, *go-ahead, acceptance, agreement, *say-so, sanction, allowance.

ANT.: dissent, refusal, veto

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v.

agree, permit, approve, allow, grant, accept, sanction, *give the green light, *give the nod, okay, assent, acquiesce.

ANT.: refuse, veto, object

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To respond affirmatively; receive with agreement or compliance: accede, accept, acquiesce, agree, assent, nod, subscribe, yes. See AGREE. 2. To give one's consent to: allow, approbate, approve, authorize, endorse, let, permit, sanction. Informal: OK. See ALLOW. II noun 1. The act or process of accepting: acceptance, acquiescence, agreement, assent, nod, yes. Informal: OK. See ACCEPT. 2. The approving of an action, especially when done by one in authority: allowance, approbation, approval, authorization, endorsement, leave2, license, permission, permit, sanction. Informal: OK. See ALLOW.