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Permit   /pərmˈɪt/  /pˈərmˌɪt/   Listen
Permit

verb
(past & past part. permitted; pres. part. permitting)
1.
Consent to, give permission.  Synonyms: allow, countenance, let.  "I won't let the police search her basement" , "I cannot allow you to see your exam"  Antonyms: disallow, forbid.
2.
Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen.  Synonyms: allow, let.  "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement" , "This will permit the rain to run off"  Antonym: prevent.
3.
Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting.  Synonyms: allow, tolerate.  "Children are not permitted beyond this point" , "We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital"
noun
1.
A legal document giving official permission to do something.  Synonyms: licence, license.
2.
The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization.  Synonyms: license, permission.
3.
Large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies.  Synonym: Trachinotus falcatus.



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"Permit" Quotes from Famous Books



... and as he seemed to become worse towards evening, sent a messenger to Maddalena. The consequence was, that on the following morning Bartuccio arrived in a great state of alarm and anxiety; but fate did not permit him again to meet his friend with that whole and undivided passion of friendship in his breast with which he had quitted him a month before. Giustiniani was asleep when he entered the house, and he was received by Marie. In his excited state of mind, he was apt for new impressions, ...
— Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 - Volume 18, New Series, July 10, 1852 • Various

... style, and bade his son-in-law read only Cicero and Demosthenes, or other writers in proportion as they approached these two. He models his rhythm on the Ciceronian period so far as their different objects permit. But poetical phrases have crept in, [54] marring its even fabric; and other indications of too rich a colouring betray the near ...
— A History of Roman Literature - From the Earliest Period to the Death of Marcus Aurelius • Charles Thomas Cruttwell

... while we go to meet your companions; and you can then return and remove your property, or leave it till you can find the means of continuing your voyage. I did not purpose to allow my solitude to be thus broken in on; but,"—and he looked again at Ellen—"she reminds me of days gone by, and I cannot permit her to be exposed to more trials than ...
— On the Banks of the Amazon • W.H.G. Kingston

... permit to take the caribou's head out of the territory through the influence of Colonel Snow, the whole party embarked next day on the homeward bound steamer, which leaving Seward, and stopping at Valdez and Cordova, took the "outside passage," for their trip, giving the Scouts ...
— The Boy Scouts on the Yukon • Ralph Victor

... highly developed and affluent economy is based on private enterprise. The government makes its presence felt, however, through many regulations, permit requirements, and welfare programs affecting most aspects of economic activity. The trade and financial services sector contributes over 50% of GDP. Industrial activity, including construction, provides about 25% of GDP, and is led by ...
— The 1990 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency


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