different between consent vs affirmation
consent
English
Etymology
Recorded in Middle English since circa 1225, borrowed from Old French consentir, from Latin c?nsent?re, present active infinitive of c?nsenti? (“to feel together”), itself from com- (“with”) + senti? (“to feel”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?s?nt/
- Rhymes: -?nt
- Hyphenation: con?sent
Verb
consent (third-person singular simple present consents, present participle consenting, simple past and past participle consented) (intransitive)
- To express willingness, to give permission.
- (medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
- (obsolete) To grant; to allow; to assent to.
- To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
- And Saul was consenting unto his death.
- Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in judgment.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
- (intransitive): acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, concur, yes
Antonyms
- (intransitive): disagree, object, oppose
Related terms
Translations
Noun
consent (countable and uncountable, plural consents)
- Voluntary agreement or permission.
- (obsolete) Unity or agreement of opinion, sentiment, or inclination.
- And they all with one consent began to make excuse.
- (obsolete) Advice; counsel.
Synonyms
- (voluntary agreement): agreement, approval, assent, consensualness, permission, willingness, yes
Antonyms
- (voluntary agreement): dissent, disagreement, opposition, refusal
Derived terms
- consenter
- consentaneous
- age of consent
Translations
Further reading
- consent at OneLook Dictionary Search
- consent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- nocents
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.s??/
Verb
consent
- third-person singular present indicative of consentir
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affirmation
English
Etymology
From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”). Doublet of affirmatio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æf??me??n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
affirmation (countable and uncountable, plural affirmations)
- That which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.
- (law) The solemn declaration made by Quakers and others incapable of taking an oath.
- A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
Synonyms
- assertion
Derived terms
- self-affirmation
Translations
See also
- affirmation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Danish
Noun
affirmation c (singular definite affirmationen, plural indefinite affirmationer)
- affirmation
Declension
Further reading
- “affirmation” in Den Danske Ordbog
French
Etymology
From Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.fi?.ma.sj??/
Noun
affirmation f (plural affirmations)
- affirmation
Further reading
- “affirmation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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