consent

assent implies an act involving the understanding or judgment and applies to propositions or opinions.

consent involves the will or feelings and indicates compliance with what is requested or desired.

accede implies a yielding, often under pressure, of assent or consent.

acquiesce implies tacit acceptance or forbearance of opposition.

agree sometimes implies previous difference of opinion or attempts at persuasion.

subscribe implies not only consent or assent but hearty approval and active support.

Examples of consent in a Sentence

Verb Quotes--> Extra Examples--> He was reluctant at first but finally consented. refused to consent to the marriage Noun Quotes--> Extra Examples--> He did not give his consent for the use of his name in the advertisement. No one may use the vehicle without the consent of the owner.

In other states, minors may consent to contraceptive services without parental permission but with special conditions. — Dr. Scott A. Rivkees, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024 For every use of a performer’s voice in an ad, the actor must consent to that use. — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, is a federal law that requires a patient’s consent or knowledge for third-party access. — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2024 Chavez also obtained additional ketamine to transfer to Plasencia by making false representations to a wholesale ketamine distributor and by submitting a fraudulent prescription in the name of a former patient without that patient’s knowledge or consent, prosecutors said Thursday. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for consent

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Word History

Middle English consenten, concenten "to be in agreement, assent (to), approve, comply, connive (in a crime)," borrowed from Anglo-French cunsentir, consentir "to grant, permit, hand over, support, give in, agree" (also continental Old French), going back to Latin consentīre "to join in feeling, be in agreement, concur in opinion, (of things) be in harmony," from con- con- + sentīre "to perceive, feel, discern" — more at sense entry 1

Middle English consent, concent "agreement, approval, connivance," borrowed from Anglo-French consent, cunsent, noun derivative of cunsentir "to grant, permit, consent entry 1"

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1