Main Entry: ²license

Variant(s): also licence

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): li·censed also li·cenced; li·cens·ing also li·cenc·ing

Date: 15th century

1 a : to issue a license to b : to permit or authorize especially by formal license
2 : to give permission or consent to : allow

— li·cens·able \-s^ən(t)-sə-bəl\ adjective

— li·cen·sor \-sər, ˌli-s^ən-ˈsȯr\ also li·cens·er \-sər\ noun