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permit
1[ verb per-mit; noun pur-mit, per-mit ]
verb (used with object)
- to allow to do something:
Permit me to explain.
Antonyms: ,
- 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)
- 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.
Synonyms:
- a written order granting special permission to do something.
- permission.
permit
2[ pur-mit ]
noun
- a pompano, Trachinotus falcatus, of the waters off the West Indies.
permit
verb
- 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
- whenintr, 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
- an official certificate or document granting authorization; licence
- permission, esp written permission
Derived Forms
- ˈٳٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··ٱ [pur-mi-, tee], noun
- ··ٱ noun
- ܲ···پԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of permit1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of permit1
Example Sentences
She’s requested that an attorney be permitted to collect the phones on behalf of the students.
On the immigration front, the regime has invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which permits the president to detain and deport people from an enemy nation without judicial review.
Head Start requires the ability to provide linguistically and culturally appropriate services and must be permitted to employ a diverse staff in order to ensure that that is the case, the lawsuit read.
The body is expected to provide full guidance in the summer, but its interim release said trans women should not be permitted to use women's facilities in areas such as hospitals, shops and restaurants.
Breast X-rays, which look for cancers that are too small to see or feel, are only permitted to be undertaken by female health workers.
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When To Use
What are other ways to say permit?
To permit is to allow someone to do something. How is permit different from allow and let? Learn more on .
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