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The Meaning of permit
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(v. t.) To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up with.
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(v. t.) To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.
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(v. t.) To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit.
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(v. i.) To grant permission; to allow.
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(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.
Synonyms
license
,
licence
,
permission
,
rent
,
admit
,
have
,
grant
,
set aside
,
appropriate
,
let
,
give up
,
reserve
,
tolerate
,
countenance
,
provide
,
get
,
leave
,
allow
,
take into account
,
lease
,
allow for
,
earmark
,
put up
,
stand
,
abide
,
support
,
digest
,
suffer
,
brook
,
bear
,
stick out
,
endure
,
stomach
,
consent to
,
sanction
,
concede
,
yield
,
accept
,
consent
,
go for
Antonyms
reject
,
withstand
,
refuse
,
resist
,
nix
,
veto
,
forbid
,
deny
,
disapprove
,
protest
,
interdict
,
prohibit
,
proscribe
,
disallow
Rhymes
acquit
,
admit
,
armpit
,
barritt
,
befit
,
bit
,
boblitt
,
brit
,
britt
,
bullshit
,
burditt
,
chit
,
clampitt
,
cockpit
,
commit
,
counterfeit
,
dewitt
,
dewitte
,
douthit
,
douthitt
,
emit
,
fit
,
fitt
,
flit
,
fytte
,
gillett
,
goldschmidt
,
grit
,
hit
,
hitt
,
hypocrite
,
identikit
,
it
,
it-wit
,
kit
,
knit
,
lafitte
,
legit
,
lit
,
litt
,
mcnitt
,
messerschmitt
,
misfit
,
mitt
,
moonlit
,
nit
,
obit
,
omit
,
outfit
,
outwit
,
pit
,
pitt
,
plitt
,
politte
,
presplit
,
pritt
,
quit
,
readmit
,
recommit
,
remit
,
resubmit
,
retrofit
,
savitt
,
schmidt
,
schmit
,
schmitt
,
shit
,
sit
,
skit
,
slit
,
smit
,
spit
,
split
,
stitt
,
submit
,
sunlit
,
tidbit
,
tit
,
transmit
,
tritt
,
unfit
,
vitt
,
whit
,
whitt
,
wit
,
witt
,
witte
,
writ