v. & n.
--v.intr. (often foll. by to) express willingness, give permission, agree.
--n. voluntary agreement, permission, compliance.
Phrases and idioms:
age of consent the age at which consent to sexual intercourse is valid in law. consenting adult
1. an adult who consents to something, esp. a homosexual act.
2 a homosexual.
Etymology: ME f. OF consentir f. L consentire (as com-, sentire sens- feel)