Verb: permit (permitted,permitting) pur-mit
- Give permission or consent for something to happen
"She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband";
- allow, let, countenance
- Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
"This permits the water to rush in"; "This will permit the rain to run off";
- let, allow
- Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
"Children are not permitted beyond this point";
- allow, tolerate
- (law) a legal document giving official permission to do something
"The company applied for a permit to build the new factory";
- license [N. Amer], licence [Brit, Cdn]
- The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
"The permit for the construction project was approved";
- license [N. Amer], permission, licence [Brit, Cdn]
- Large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
"Anglers consider the permit one of the most challenging fish to catch";
- Trachinotus falcatus
Derived forms: permits, permitted, permitting
Type of: accept, authorisation [Brit], authorization, consent, create, empowerment, go for, instrument, legal document, legal instrument, make, official document, pompano
Antonym: forbid
Encyclopedia: Permit