permit

[ 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.

to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.

to allow to be done or occur: The law does not permit the sale of such drugs.

to tolerate; agree to: a law permitting Roman Catholicism in England.

to afford opportunity for, or admit of: vents to permit the escape of gases.

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

to grant permission; allow liberty to do something.

to afford opportunity or possibility: Write when time permits.

to allow or admit (usually followed by of): statements that permit of no denial.

noun

an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license: a fishing permit.

a written order granting special permission to do something.

permission.

Origin of permit

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.

SYNONYMS FOR permit

8 franchise.

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ANTONYMS FOR permit

1 refuse.

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synonym study for permit

1. See allow.

OTHER WORDS FROM permit

per·mit·ted·ly, adverb per·mit·tee

[pur-mi-tee] /ˌpɜr mɪˈti/, noun per·mit·ter, noun non·per·mit·ted, adjective

un·per·mit·ted, adjective un·per·mit·ting, adjective

Words nearby permit

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Example sentences from the Web for permitting

Some border points are closed and they are not permitting all refugees to enter.

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The council voted in favor of permitting up to 182 shops that existed before 2008 to stay open if they conform to stricter rules.

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But the Penn State board should not be permitting them just yet.

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The permitting process has also been beefed up, along with a drilling safety rule the Obama administration introduced in October.

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Better still, they can do it for one-fifth the cost and avoid the nightmarish process of nuclear licensing and permitting.

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Rube watched the guerrilleros, permitting his head to be seen by them.

The War Trail |Mayne Reid
Then allow tone to float in the air, permitting no force whatever.

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The Duke, in the exercise of his marital authority, took her from Court, not permitting her any longer to visit Versailles.

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Look at the chance we took by permitting them to hold her even briefly.

Twelve Times Zero |Howard Carleton Browne
And trying to bribe me into permitting you to escape—what the deuce have you been monkeying with?

Kindred of the Dust |Peter B. Kyne

British Dictionary definitions for permitting

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

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permit

verb (used with object), per·mit·ted, per·mit·ting.

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

noun

Origin of permit

SYNONYMS FOR permit

ANTONYMS FOR permit

synonym study for permit

OTHER WORDS FROM permit

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British Dictionary definitions for permitting

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

noun (ˈpɜːmɪt)

Derived forms of permit

Word Origin for permit

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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permit

verb (used with object), per·mit·ted, per·mit·ting.

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

noun

Origin of permit

SYNONYMS FOR permit

ANTONYMS FOR permit

synonym study for permit

OTHER WORDS FROM permit

Words nearby permit

Words related to permitting

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

noun (ˈpɜːmɪt)

Derived forms of permit

Word Origin for permit

British Dictionary definitions for permitting