permit
IPA: pɝmˈɪt
noun
- An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
- A learner's permit.
- (obsolete) Formal permission.
- A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.
verb
- (transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
- (transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.
- (intransitive) To allow for, to make something possible.
- (intransitive) To allow, to admit (of).
- (transitive, pronounced like noun) To grant formal authorization for (something).
- (transitive, pronounced like noun) To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).
- (now archaic, rare) To hand over, resign (something to someone).
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Examples of "permit" in Sentences
- We permit the use of the photograph.
- The slats permit breezes to circulate.
- The slavery was permitted by the Bible.
- Chattel slavery was permitted by the Bible.
- It does not permit the misuse of the sword.
- At the time, the Mormon church permitted polygamy.
- This permits unrestricted operation of the vehicle.
- A confession permitted access to the Apostle's sepulcher.
- Clamping is intended to permit the reversal of the procedure.
- Also, it permitted the indefinite reelection of the president.
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