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adjective

as in authorized

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verb

past tense of permit
1
as in allowed
to give permission for or to approve of the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds

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2
as in let
to give permission to you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass

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as in enabled
to make able or possible we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting

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as in tolerated
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference the college permits way too much drinking, in my opinion

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Recent Examples of permitted
Verb
Private vehicles are only permitted to travel the first 15 miles of paved roadway. — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 While a rooming house is technically permitted in Wesley Height’s zoning district, Allred noted that the owner was required to live on the property of a rooming house under the UDO. — Diamy Wang august 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026 Clay is no longer permitted to celebrate Mass or confer the sacraments. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Aug. 2026 That broadly limits recruitment to free transfers, while Storch is also not permitted to expand salary budgets through equity injections. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 Make the first right on the man who permitted the heads of rebelling slaves to be put on stakes and spread across the city in order to prevent the others from getting any ideas. — Terry Gross, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026 In a biannual appropriations committee hearing, bills added to the suspense file during the Legislative session are permitted to move to the Senate or Assembly floor or are quietly halted. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Weatherproofing and winterizing of the sheds will now be permitted. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026 Red Sox starter Sonny Gray (14-3) permitted two runs and six hits in six innings. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for permitted
  1. authorized
  2. allowed
  3. enabled
  4. tolerated
  5. licensed
  6. endorsed
  7. acceptable
  8. certified
Adjective
  • The system also limits manufacturing access to authorized users.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Unfortunately, an authorized payment can be difficult to reverse.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of authorized
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  • Rockies starter Gabriel Hughes allowed eight hits and seven runs through four innings.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That’s when Congress allowed states to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage from 60 days to a year, which nearly every state did.
    — Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of allowed
Verb
  • At the time, steamships and the printing press enabled people and ideas to travel farther and faster across the globe than ever before.
    — Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The change enabled state and local government employees to stop working at an earlier age and collect more retirement pay.
    — Daniel Borenstein, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of enabled
Verb
  • The vandalism that occurred is an utter disgrace and will not be tolerated.
    — Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Stern’s decisive response to the Malice at the Palace – the suspensions of the players as well as the punishments meted out to the fans – sent a clear message that such behavior would not be tolerated.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of tolerated
Adjective
  • Johanna Morgan first became a licensed funeral director and embalmer intern in December 1996, state records show.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The series was revealed Friday as part of Netflix’s announcement of its new hub for YA content that includes several hundred titles of original or licensed movies and shows about the coming-of-age stories of young adults.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of licensed
Adjective
  • That includes boosts from socialist Donavan McKinney, who is running for Michigan’s 13th District, and Will Lawrence, who cross-endorsed with el Sayed and is running for Michigan’s 7th District.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • The endorsed candidate receives direct backing from the party.
    — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026
Definition of endorsed
Adjective
  • Jones and Ware huddled in the hallway outside Compton's courtroom for more than an hour, coming up with a temporary proposal that was acceptable to both sides.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The studies concluded that nearby intersections would continue to operate at acceptable levels, but school officials and parents remained concerned about traffic and pedestrian movement during drop-off and pickup.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of acceptable
Adjective
  • The broadcaster asked the court to allow the subpoenas to be served by email and certified mail.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Inspired by the Japanese tradition of shinrin-yoku, the event will gather people at the Arboretum to forest bathe with a certified guide.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of certified

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