permit

verb

per·mit | \ pər-ˈmit

permitted; permitting

Definition of permit

(Entry 1 of 3)

transitive verb

1 : to consent to expressly or formally permit access to records

2 : to give leave : authorize

3 : to make possible the design permits easy access

intransitive verb

: to give an opportunity : allow if time permits

permit

noun (1)

per·mit | \ ˈpər-ˌmit

, pər-ˈmit\

Definition of permit (Entry 2 of 3)

1 : a written warrant or license granted by one having authority a gun permit

2 : permission

permit

noun (2)

per·mit | \ ˈpər-ˌmit

, pər-ˈmit

Definition of permit (Entry 3 of 3)

: either of two pompanos (Trachinotus falcatus and T. goodei) that are important game fishes of temperate to tropical waters of the western Atlantic

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Synonyms & Antonyms for permit

Synonyms: Verb

allow, green-light, have, suffer

Antonyms: Verb

ban, enjoin, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, veto

Examples of permit in a Sentence

Verb

The judge permitted the release of the prisoner. Smoking is not permitted in the building. When we arrived at customs we realized we had more than the permitted number of items. He permitted himself one more cookie. The new ramp permits easier access to the highway.

History and Etymology for permit

Verb

Middle English permitten, from Latin permittere to let through, permit, from per- through + mittere to let go, send

Noun (2)

perhaps by folk etymology from Spanish palometa, a kind of pompano, from diminutive of paloma dove, from Latin palumba, palumbes — more at palomino

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