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The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

consent

SYLLABICATION:	con·sent
PRONUNCIATION:	kn-snt
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: con·sent·ed, con·sent·ing, con·sents 1. To give assent, as to the proposal of another; agree. See synonyms at assent. 2. Archaic To be of the same mind or opinion.
NOUN:	1. Acceptance or approval of what is planned or done by another; acquiescence. See synonyms at permission. 2. Agreement as to opinion or a course of action: She was chosen by common consent to speak for the group.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English consenten, from Old French consentir, from Latin cnsentre : com-, com- + sentre, to feel; see sent- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	con·senter —NOUN


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