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Permit

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Noun

1. licence, license, permit

a legal document giving official permission to do something

2. license, permission, permit

the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

3. permit, trachinotus falcatus

large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies

Verb

4. allow, countenance, let, permit

consent to, give permission

Example Sentences:
'She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband'
'I won't let the police search her basement'
'I cannot allow you to see your exam'

5. allow, let, permit

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

Example Sentences:
'This permits the water to rush in'
'This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement'
'This will permit the rain to run off'

6. allow, permit, tolerate

allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

Example Sentences:
'We don't allow dogs here'
'Children are not permitted beyond this point'
'We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Permit

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verb (pəˈmɪt ) -mits, -mitting or -mitted
1. (transitive)
to grant permission to do something
you are permitted to smoke
2. (transitive)
to consent to or tolerate
she will not permit him to come
3. (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 )
4. 
an official certificate or document granting authorization; licence
5. 
permission, esp written permission

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Permit

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verb transitiveWord forms: perˈmitted or perˈmitting
1. 
to allow; consent to; tolerate
smoking is not permitted here
2. 
to give permission to; authorize
to permit the demonstrators to march in the street
3. 
to give opportunity for
to permit light to enter
verb intransitive
4. 
to give opportunity or possibility
if the weather permits
noun
5.  Rare
permission, esp. in writing
6. 
a document granting permission; license; warrant
7. 
a printed postal indicia, stamped ticket, etc.
postal permit, parking permit
noun
an Atlantic pompano fish (Trachinotus falcatus) found esp. in the Caribbean

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Permit

see synonyms of permit
v. per·mit·ted, per·mit·ting, per·mits
v.tr.
1. To allow the doing of (something); consent to: permit the sale of alcoholic beverages.
2. To grant consent or leave to (someone); authorize: permitted him to explain.
3. To afford opportunity or possibility for: weather that permits sailing.
v.intr.
To afford opportunity; allow: if circumstances permit.
n. (pûrmĭt, pər-mĭt)
A document or certificate giving permission to do something: a building permit.
n.
A carangid fish (Trachinotus falcatus) of the western Atlantic Ocean, having a laterally compressed silvery body and a deeply forked tail and valued as a food and game fish.

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