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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
- ±è±ð°ùˈ³¾¾±³Ù³Ù±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è±ð°ù·³¾¾±³Ù·³Ù±ð±ð [pur-mi-, tee], noun
- ±è±ð°ù·³¾¾±³Ù·³Ù±ð°ù noun
- ³Ü²Ô·±è±ð°ù·³¾¾±³Ù·³Ù¾±²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of permit1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of permit1
Example Sentences
He said a lieutenant who helped him acquire a proper entertainment permit explicitly warned him against booking hip-hop, metal and punk rock artists.
While colleges aren’t permitted to look at race, they can look at a student’s background, life experiences and challenges, which can become an important part of an application, Haig said.
Though the agency provides licenses to private space companies wishing to launch rockets, environmental review is only a small part of the permitting process.
On Tuesday, Johnson attempted to block a bipartisan bill to permit House members to vote by proxy, aided by technology, when on parental leave.
Tesla was granted a permit in California allowing it to operate its own fleet of taxis driven by company employees, state officials said, the first in a step toward autonomous Tesla taxis.
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What are other ways to say permit?
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