Permit (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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- Legitimate
- Legalise
- Suffer
- Abide
- Authorise
- Put Up
- Legitimize
- Endure
- Bear
- Let In
- Tolerate
- Stomach
- Decriminalize
- Clear
- Decriminalise
- Legitimise
- Pass
- Legitimatize
- Include
- Stand
- Allow In
- Stick Out
- Legitimatise
- Favor
- Support
- Intromit
- Permit
- Favour
- Brook
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
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".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.