consentir — meaning in English

English meaning

• consent verb To agree to something or give permission for it.
• spoil verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.

Senses

consentir is used for these senses in English:

• consent (intransitive) To express willingness, to give permission.
• spoil (transitive) To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess. [from 17th c.]

consent — full definition

1. verb To agree to something or give permission for it.
2. noun Permission or voluntary agreement to something.

spoil — full definition

1. verb To ruin something, making it unusable, unpleasant, or less enjoyable.
2. verb To indulge someone, especially a child, so much that it damages their character.
3. verb (of food) To go bad.
4. noun Plunder or loot taken by force, often in the phrase "the spoils of war."

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