Permit
[pə'mɪt] or [pɚ'mɪt]
Definition
(noun.) large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies.
(verb.) 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'.
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Definition
(v. t.) To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up with.
(v. t.) To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.
(v. t.) To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit.
(v. i.) To grant permission; to allow.
(n.) Warrant; license; leave; permission; specifically, a written license or permission given to a person or persons having authority; as, a permit to land goods subject to duty.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Allow, let, suffer, license, empower, authorize, warrant, give permission to, give leave to, give carte blanche to.
n. Leave, license, permission, liberty.
Checker: Mortimer
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See ALLOW]
Typist: Nadine
Definition
v.t. to give leave to: to allow to be or to be done: to afford means: to give opportunity:—pr.p. permit′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. permit′ted.—n. (per′mit) a written permission esp. from a custom-house officer to remove goods.—n. Permissibil′ity.—adj. Permiss′ible that may be permitted: allowable.—adv. Permiss′ibly.—n. Permis′sion act of permitting: liberty granted: allowance.—adj. Permiss′ive granting permission or liberty: allowing: granted: not hindered.—adv. Permiss′ively by permission without prohibition.—ns. Permit′tance permission; Permittēē′ one to whom permission is granted; Permit′ter one who permits.—Permissive Bill a measure embodying the principles of local option for the regulation of the liquor traffic; Permissive laws laws that permit certain things without enforcing anything.
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Examples
- Permit me to mention one little instance, which, though it relates to myself, will not be quite uninteresting to you. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Every king and princelet in Europe was building his own Versailles as much beyond his means as his subjects and credits would permit. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Permit me to judge for myself, said Miss Fanshawe, with hauteur. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Zat Arras will permit you in due time to reflect further upon the magnanimous offer he has made you. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Allow him to speak with none, nor permit any other to enter this apartment before he comes. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Permit me to give an idea of my devotion to my aunt's interests by recording that, on this occasion, I committed the prodigality of taking a cab. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- This tunnel is large enough to permit the easy passage of a touring car. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Staid till midnight, but not permitted to land by these infamous foreigners. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- They permitted its development. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I inquired after Sophia, who had not been permitted to visit me because the scarlet fever was considered infectious. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- God only knows whether I shall be permitted to see you again or not. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He would save himself from witnessing again such permitted, encouraged attentions. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I told him that as the terms were written they would not; that only the officers were permitted to take their private property. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The train dispatcher, on the strength of my message that I would hold the train, had permitted another to leave the last station in the opposite direction. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Ferguson said, further, that the Pope permits no ancient work of this kind to leave his dominions. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Space permits the submission of but a few observations and suggestions on these points:---- _Necessity_ is still the mother of inventions, but not of all of them. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I have advanced to a certain distance, as far as the true and sovereign and undegraded nature of my kind permits; now here I stand rooted. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- This arrangement permits of performing a few experiments more than does the one just described. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- We have been very happy, John Carter, she said, and I thank whatever fate overtakes us that it permits us to die together. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Sorrow and misfortune overtake the legislature that still from year to year permits Tahoe to retain its unmusical cognomen! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- B ut it is the use of words that permits us to escape most completely from the more p rimitive forms of intelligence. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- This is of prime importance, as permitting quick submergence or emergence, either to escape from a high-speed destroyer or to capture a merchantman. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- An important result of these changes is the use of elongated instead of round balls, this permitting of the employment of much heavier projectiles for the same width of bore. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- These figures can be verified at the office of the Board of Underwriters, where certificates with full details permitting the use of our light are filed by their own inspector. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The problem was to do this without the loss of conquest and without permitting another general of the same political party to acquire like popularity. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He did try to prevent the English from exchanging exports for European gold, while permitting imports in the hope of depleting England of gold. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Nevertheless, he kept his promise of permitting me to accompany my sister Fanny to London. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- O' course I came to look arter you, my darlin',' replied Mr. Weller; for once permitting his passion to get the better of his veracity. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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