permit

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[ verb per-mit; noun pur-mit, per-mit ]
/ verb pərˈmɪt; noun ˈpɜr mɪt, pərˈmɪt /
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verb (used with object), per·mit·ted, per·mit·ting.

verb (used without object), per·mit·ted, per·mit·ting.

noun

Origin of permit

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1425–75; late Middle English < Latin permittere to let go through, give leave, equivalent to per- per- + mittere to let or make (someone) go. See admit, commit, etc.

synonym study for permit

1. See allow.

OTHER WORDS FROM permit

Words nearby permit

permillage, permissible, permission, permissive, permissivism, permit, permittivity, permonosulfuric acid, permutate, permutation, permutation group

Definition for permit (2 of 2)

permit 2
[ pur-mit ]
/ ˈpɜr mɪt /

noun

a pompano, Trachinotus falcatus, of the waters off the West Indies.

Origin of permit

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1880–85, Americanism; apparently by folk etymology < Spanish palometa palometa

Words related to permit

charter, go-ahead, license, permission, patent, consent, grant, passport, privilege, concession, warrant, allowance, visa, authorize, enable, boost, empower, endorse, tolerate, accept

Example sentences from the Web for permit

British Dictionary definitions for permit

permit

verb (pəˈmɪt) -mits, -mitting or -mitted

(tr) to grant permission to do something you are permitted to smoke
(tr) to consent to or tolerate she will not permit him to come
(when intr, often foll by of; when tr, often foll by an infinitive) to allow the possibility (of) the passage permits of two interpretations; his work permits him to relax nowadays

noun (ˈpɜːmɪt)

an official certificate or document granting authorization; licence
permission, esp written permission

Derived forms of permit

permitter, noun

Word Origin for permit

C15: from Latin permittere, from per- through + mittere to send