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- [verb per-mit; noun pur-mit, per-mit]
- /verb pərˈmɪt; noun ˈpɜr mɪt, pərˈmɪt/
- /pəˈmɪt/
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- [verb per-mit; noun pur-mit, per-mit]
- /verb pərˈmɪt; noun ˈpɜr mɪt, pərˈmɪt/
Definitions of permit word
- verb with object permit to allow to do something: Permit me to explain. 1
- verb with object permit to allow to be done or occur: The law does not permit the sale of such drugs. 1
- verb with object permit to tolerate; agree to: a law permitting Roman Catholicism in England. 1
- verb with object permit to afford opportunity for, or admit of: vents to permit the escape of gases. 1
- verb without object permit to grant permission; allow liberty to do something. 1
- verb without object permit to afford opportunity or possibility: Write when time permits. 1
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Origin of permit
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English < Latin permittere to let go through, give leave, equivalent to per- per- + mittere to let or make (someone) go. See admit, commit, etc.
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Parts of speech for Permit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
permit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
permit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for permit
verb permit
- accede — If you accede to someone's request, you do what they ask.
- admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- ante up — If you ante up an amount of money, you pay your share, sometimes unwillingly.
- approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
noun permit
- accreditation — to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with): He was accredited with having said it.
- authority — The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
- blank check — If someone is given a blank check, they are given the authority to spend as much money as they need or want.
- brevet — a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold temporarily a higher military rank without the appropriate pay and allowances
- buyback — an agreement to buy something in return, as by a supplier to buy its customer's product
Antonyms for permit
verb permit
- abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
- abrogate — If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it.
- actioned — Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- admonish — If you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong.
- amnestied — a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
noun permit
- grounding — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
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