PERMIT

license, permission, permit

(noun) the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

permit, Trachinotus falcatus

(noun) large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies

license, licence, permit

(noun) a legal document giving official permission to do something

permit, allow, let, countenance

(verb) consent to, give permission; “She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband”; “I won’t let the police search her basement”; “I cannot allow you to see your exam”

allow, permit, tolerate

(verb) allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting; “We don’t allow dogs here”; “Children are not permitted beyond this point”; “We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital”

let, allow, permit

(verb) make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; “This permits the water to rush in”; “This sealed door won’t allow the water come into the basement”; “This will permit the rain to run off”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Verb

permit (third-person singular simple present permits, present participle permitting, simple past and past participle permitted)

(transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. [from 15th c.]

(transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. [from 15th c.]

(intransitive) To allow for, to make something possible. [from 16th c.]

(intransitive) To allow, to admit (of). [from 18th c.]

(transitive, pronounced like noun) To grant formal authorization for (something).

(transitive, pronounced like noun) To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).

(now archaic, rare) To hand over, resign (something to someone). [from 15th c.]

Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that in the active form takes the gerund (-ing), but in passive takes the to infinitive. See English catenative verbs

Noun

permit (plural permits)

An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal. [from 17th c.]

A learner's permit.

(obsolete) Formal permission. [16th-19th c.]

Etymology 2

Noun

permit (plural permit)

A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.

Anagrams

• premit

Source: Wiktionary

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Per*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Permitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Permitting.] Etym: [L. permittere, permissum, to let through, to allow, permit; per + mittere to let go, send. See Per-, and Mission.]

1. To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up with. What things God doth neither command nor forbid . . . he permitteth with approbation either to be done or left undone. Hooker.

2. To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive. Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Acis xxvi. 1.

3. To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit. Let us not aggravate our sorrows, But to the gods permit the event of things. Addison.

Syn.

– To allow; let; grant; admit; suffer; tolerate; endure; consent to.

– To Allow, Permit, Suffer, Tolerate. To allow is more positive, denoting (at least originally and etymologically) a decided assent, either directly or by implication. To permit is more negative, and imports only acquiescence or an abstinence from prevention. The distinction, however, is often disregarded by good writers. To suffer has a stronger passive or negative sense than to permit, sometimes implying against the will, sometimes mere indifference. To tolerate is to endure what is contrary to will or desire. To suffer and to tolerate are sometimes used without discrimination.

Per*mit", v. i.

Definition: To grant permission; to allow.

Per"mit, n.

Definition: Warrant; license; leave; permission; specifically, a written license or permission given to a person or persons having authority; as, a permit to land goods subject to duty.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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