Emily Dickinson Lexicon

consent (-ed, -ing), v. [OFr < L. consentīre, feel together, agree, accord, harmonize.] (webplay: exist, mind, time).

Acquiesce; agree; assent; [fig.] let go; give in; [metaphor] relinquish the spirit; give up the ghost; die without a struggle; willingly lay down one's life.