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Before you have surgery, you'd better give your consent, because the surgeon can't get his scalpel anywhere near your skin without first getting this permission from you.

Consent is permission that can be given or taken away. A father might give his consent to allow a young man to marry his daughter, but he might refuse that consent if he learns that the prospective groom has a prison record. A homeowner who won't give a developer consent to tear down her house and build a shopping mall might finally consent after receiving a very large check from the developer.

DEFINITIONS OF: consent

v give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

Synonyms:: accept, go for

Antonyms:: decline, refuse
show unwillingness towards

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consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man; agree
consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; settle
accept despite lack of complete satisfaction; contract in
consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political use; allow, countenance, let, permit
consent to, give permission; buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield
consent reluctantly; take in charge, undertake
accept as a charge; abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate
put up with something or somebody unpleasant; furlough
grant a leave to; give
allow to have or take; plea-bargain
agree to plead guilty in return for a lesser charge; bargain
come to terms; arrive at an agreement; allow, permit, tolerate
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; authorise, authorize, clear, pass
grant authorization or clearance for; accede, acquiesce, assent
to agree or express agreement; accede, bow, defer, give in, submit
yield to another's wish or opinion; admit, include, let in
allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; favor, favour, privilege
bestow a privilege upon; decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize
make legal; trust
allow without fear; admit, allow in, intromit, let in
allow to enter; grant entry to

Type of:: react, respond
show a response or a reaction to something

n permission to do something

“he indicated his consent”

Types:: informed consent
consent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks involved

Type of:: permission
approval to do something

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