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Audio Help / v. pərˈmɪt; n. ˈpɜr mɪt, pərˈmɪt / Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation [ v. per-mit ; n. pur -mit, per-mit ] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation verb, -mit·ted, -mit·ting, noun –verb (used with object) 1. to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
2. to allow to be done or occur: The law does not permit the sale of such drugs.
3. to tolerate; agree to: a law permitting Roman Catholicism in England.
4. to afford opportunity for, or admit of: vents to permit the escape of gases.
–verb (used without object) 5. to grant permission; allow liberty to do something.
6. to afford opportunity or possibility: Write when time permits.
7. to allow or admit (usually fol. by of ): statements that permit of no denial.
–noun 8. an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license: a fishing permit.
9. a written order granting special permission to do something.
[Origin:
1425–75; late ME < L
permittere to let go through, give leave, equiv. to
per- per- +
mittere to let or make (someone) go.
See admit , commit , etc.
]
—Related forms per·mit·ted·ly, adverb
per·mit·ter, noun
—Synonyms 1 . See allow. 8 . franchise.
—Antonyms 1 . refuse.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry: permit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: To neither forbid nor prevent.
Synonyms: allow , have , let , suffer , tolerate
Source: Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry: permit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: To afford an opportunity for.
Synonyms: admit , allow , let
Source: Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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