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 license2: 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