PERMITTING
PERMIT
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
Verb
permitting
present participle of permit
Noun
permitting (plural permittings)
An act or instance of permitting something.
Source: Wiktionary
PERMIT
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