Synonyms for permit
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : verb per-mit; noun pur-mit, per-mit |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb pərˈmɪt; noun ˈpɜr mɪt, pərˈmɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for permit Other synonyms for the word permit
- abet
- accede
- acquiesce
- admit
- admittance
- agree
- bless
- blink at
- buy
- concede
- concur
- condone
- empowering
- endure
- favor
- franchise
- give leave
- give permission
- go for
- go-ahead
- grant
- green light
- have
- humor
- indulge
- indulgence
- leave
- legalization
- let
- let pass
- liberty
- license
- okay
- pass
- passport
- patent
- permission
- privilege
- safe-conduct
- sanctify
- sanction
- say yes
- shake on
- sign
- sign off on
- suffer
- sufferance
- take kindly to
- thumbs up
- tolerate
- toleration
- visa
- warrant
- wink at
Définition of permit
Origin :- late 15c., from Middle French permetre and directly from Latin permittere "let pass, let go, let loose; give up, hand over; let, allow, grant, permit," from per- "through" (see per) + mittere "let go, send" (see mission). Related: Permitted; permitting.
- noun authorization
- verb allow participation
- May Heaven bless you, and permit us to meet again in another world, if not in this!
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- We can not permit ourselves to be narrowed and dwarfed by slogans and phrases.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- You permit your heart (little did I think it was such a froward one) to recoil.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- By the law of God it could not be so annulled as to permit of the re-marriage of the parties.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- If we permit our economy to drift and decline, the vulnerable will suffer most.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- This will permit the bird to be spread apart, as in Fig. 25.
- Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- But the older man would not permit the assertion to go uncontradicted.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Now, after such a proof of her goodness, could he permit her to suffer so much grief?
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Will you permit me now to introduce you to your prudent friend and your fair enemy?
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Meanwhile, I see as little of him as good breeding will permit.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Antonyms for permit
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