consent

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Recorded in English since ca.1225, from Old French consentir, from Latin consentire "to feel together", itself from com- "with" + sentire "to feel."

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Infinitive
to consent

Third person singular
consents

Simple past
consented

Past participle
consented

Present participle
consenting

to consent (third-person singular simple present consents, present participle consenting, simple past and past participle consented)

  1. (intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.
    I've consented to have the procedure performed.
  2. (transitive, medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
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      When the patient was consented to enter the study and registered, a telephone call was made to research assistant

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  • This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive.
See Appendix:English catenative verbs

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Singular
consent

Plural
consents

consent (plural consents)

  1. Voluntary agreement or permission, not unlike assent consent can be achieved by passively not refusing.
    He gave consent to undergo the procedure.

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  • IPA: /kɔ̃.sɑ̃/

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consent

  1. third-person singular present indicative of consentir.