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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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dispensation
English
Etymology
From Old French despensacion, from Latin dispens?ti?
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d?s?p?n?se???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
dispensation (countable and uncountable, plural dispensations)
- The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man, or more generically, of the acts and modes of his administration.
- That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed; that which is enjoined or bestowed
- A system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal, Mosaic, and Christian dispensations.
- The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, exemption from some ecclesiastical law or obligation to God which a man has incurred of his own free will (oaths, vows, etc.).
Related terms
- dispensationalism
- dispensationalist
Translations
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