permit
Noun
- a legal document giving official permission to do something
- the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
- large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
- An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
- An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
- A learner's permit.
- Formal permission.
- A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.
Verb
Verb Forms: permitted, permitting, permits
- To allow someone to do something; to give authorization.
- consent to, give permission
- "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"
- 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"
- allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
- "Children are not permitted beyond this point"
- To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
- To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.
- To allow for, to make something possible.
- To allow, to admit (of).
- To grant formal authorization for (something).
- To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).
- To hand over, resign (something to someone).
Examples
- A construction permit can be obtained from the town offices.
- Go over to the park office and get a permit for the #3 shelter.
- The Building Department permitted that project last week.
- The rules of Words With Friends PERMIT challenging a questionable play.
- We've been busy permitting the State Street development.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English permitten, borrowed from Middle French permettre, from Latin permittō (“give up, allow”), from per (“through”) + mittō (“send”).
Synonyms
allow, countenance, let, licence, license, permission, tolerate, Trachinotus falcatus
Scrabble Score: 10
permit: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpermit: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
permit: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary