Consent
Consent verb - To give or express one's approval (as to a proposal).
Fail and consent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fail" instead a verb "Consent".
Nearby Words: consented, consenting
Fail
Fail verb - To stop functioning.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- These are often tacked onto Good Samaritan Laws which protects people who try to help, but fail to do so, make it worse by accident, or other such technicalities like lack of consent.
Source: Accomplice by Inaction - As Ral states, the difference between them is that when Troi manipulates and spies on the opposition without their knowledge or consent, people very well might die rather than simply fail to acquire some property.
Source: Hypocrite / Live-Action TV -
Though they first send a team of quirky, nice rescuers to try to bring him back willingly, when that seems to fail they finally consent to send a second team of harpies and Hellhounds to drag their son back, even though they fear traumatizing him in the process.
Source: Godzilla Threshold
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