consented
US[kuhn-sen-tid]/kənˈsɛntɪd/3 syllablesalso [kuhn-sen-id] /kənˈsɛnɪd/
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“consented” is listed under Consent.
Con·sent′ intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Consented; present participle & verbal noun Consenting.]
Origin: F. consentir, fr. L. consentire, -sensum, to feel together, agree; con- + sentire to feel. See Sense.
1. To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
And Saul was consenting unto his death.— Acts. viii. 1.
Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in jugdment.— Thomas Fuller
2. To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply.
My poverty, but not my will, consents.— William Shakespeare
And whispering “I will ne'er consent,” — consented.— George Noel Gordon, Ld. Byron
Synonyms: To accede; yield; assent; comply; agree; allow; concede; permit; admit; concur; acquiesce.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
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