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permit   (TTS Sound)

The noun permit has 3 senses

• license, licence, permit -- (a legal document giving official permission to do something)


• license, permission, permit -- (the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization)


• permit, Trachinotus falcatus -- (large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies)

The verb permit has 3 senses

• permit, allow, let, countenance -- (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")


• let, allow, permit -- (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")


• allow, permit, tolerate -- (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")