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permit
verb(per-mit)
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
Synonyms: allow, let,
Examples:
This permits the water to rush in.
This will permit the rain to run off.
permit
verb(per-mit)
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
Synonyms: allow, tolerate,
Examples:
Children are not permitted beyond this point.
permit
verb(per-mit)
consent to, give permission
Synonyms: allow, countenance, let,
Antonyms: forbid,
Examples:
She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband.
permit
noun(per-mit)
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
Synonyms: license, permission,
permit
noun(per-mit)
large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
Synonyms: trachinotus falcatus,
permit
noun(per-mit)
a legal document giving official permission to do something
Synonyms: licence, license,

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