different between consent vs holdout
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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holdout
English
Etymology
hold +? out, from the phrasal verb.
Noun
holdout (plural holdouts)
- One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out; one who clings to a cause that has been mostly abandoned.
- (card games) A device for cheating at card games by covertly holding a card out of play until it is wanted.
See also
- nail house
Anagrams
- outhold
Spanish
Noun
holdout m (plural holdouts)
- (baseball) holdout
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