consent

/kənˈsɛnt/

/kənˈsɛnt/

Other forms: consented; consenting; consents

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. On the night of the school dance, your parents might consent to extend your curfew by an hour. 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

1. verb

   give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
   synonyms: accept, go for

   types:

   give

   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, 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

   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
2. noun

   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