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to reconsent

to reconsent

1 7.8
To give permission again after a change in rules or information
  • verb
  • /ˌriːkənˈsɛnt/
  • Formal
: reconsentir
  • Before starting the new phase of the project, the team needed to reconsent all volunteers.

Examples

  • Additionally, the PI argued that it would be impracticable to relocate and reconsent the more than 20,000 people who had already agreed to participate in the study and that plans to minimize potential risks associated with sharing data were extraordinarily cautious.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Participants must reconsent to the updated terms before continuing the study.

  • The organization asked everyone to reconsent to ensure they were aware of the changes made.

Synonyms

to reauthorize
vsto reconsent
  • Formal
8 5.5

To give official permission again for something like a law or program

is about asking or getting agreement again after changes, often from people
to reapprove
vsto reconsent
1 4.0

To allow something again after it was allowed before

focuses on asking or getting agreement again after changes, not just repeating earlier acceptance

Antonyms

760 1.9

Refuse to accept someone or something

661 1.6

To refuse to let someone have something

Surface Forms

reconsent infinitive
reconsented past participle
reconsenting present participle
reconsents third person singular

Morphology

reconsent = consent (transparent) = re + consent

The prefix 're-' transparently means 'again', so 'reconsent' means to consent again or request consent again.

Etymology

Reconsent is made from re- 'again' and consent 'agree' or 'give permission'. So to reconsent is to agree again or to ask someone to agree again when something important has changed.