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Confirmed vs Consented - What's the difference?

confirmed | consented |

As verbs the difference between confirmed and consented

is that confirmed is (confirm) while consented is (consent).

As an adjective confirmed

is having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual.

confirmed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (confirm)
  • Adjective

    (head)
  • having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
  • a confirmed liar
  • verified or ratified
  • a confirmed treaty
  • (Christianity) having received the rite of confirmation
  • a confirmed Catholic

    Synonyms

    * (verified) sicker

    Antonyms

    * unconfirmed

    consented

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (consent)

  • consent

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To express willingness, to give permission.
  • ''I've consented to have the procedure performed.
  • * (rfdate) Shakespeare
  • My poverty, but not my will, consents .
  • (medicine) To cause to sign a consent form.
  • *
  • (obsolete) To grant; to allow; to assent to.
  • * (rfdate) Milton
  • Interpreters will not consent it to be a true story.
  • To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind; to accord; to concur.
  • * (rfdate) Bible, Acts viii. 1
  • And Saul was consenting unto his death.
  • * (rfdate) Fuller
  • Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much consenting with him in jugdment.

    Usage notes

    * This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . See

    Synonyms

    * (intransitive) acquiesce, agree, approve, assent, concur,

    Antonyms

    * (intransitive) disagree, , oppose

    Derived terms

    * consenting

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Voluntary agreement or permission.
  • *, II.6:
  • All men know by experience, there be some parts of our bodies which often without any consent of ours doe stirre, stand, and lye down againe.

    Synonyms

    * (voluntary agreement) agreement, approval, assent, permission, willingness,

    Antonyms

    * (voluntary agreement) dissent, disagreement, opposition, refusal

    Derived terms

    * consenter * consentaneous * age of consent