Definition of permit

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Permit (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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Disallowance :: Disallowance (n.) The act of disallowing; refusal to admit or permit; rejection.
Leachy :: Leachy (a.) Permitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of retaining water; porous; pervious; -- said of gravelly or sandy soils, and the like..
Feather :: Feather (n.) A longitudinal strip projecting as a fin from an object, to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sidwise but permit motion lengthwise; a spline..
Run :: Run (v. i.) To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven..
License :: License (n.) That deviation from strict fact, form, or rule, in which an artist or writer indulges, assuming that it will be permitted for the sake of the advantage or effect gained; as, poetic license; grammatical license, etc..
Mire :: Mire (v. t.) To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; to plunge or fix in mud; as, to mire a horse or wagon..
Recline :: Recline (v. t.) To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand..
Purge :: Purge (v. t.) To clear of sediment, as a boiler, or of air, as a steam pipe, by driving off or permitting escape..
Suffer :: Suffer (v. t.) To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate.
Transaudient :: Transaudient (a.) Permitting the passage of sound.
Louchettes :: Louchettes (n. pl.) Goggles intended to rectify strabismus by permitting vision only directly in front.
Permittee :: Permittee (n.) One to whom a permission or permit is given.
Licensed :: Licensed (a.) Having a license; permitted or authorized by license; as, a licensed victualer; a licensed traffic..
Permitter :: Permitter (n.) One who permits.
Cheek :: Cheek (n.) A section of a flask, so made that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mold; the middle part of a flask..
Admit :: Admit (v. t.) To be capable of; to permit; as, the words do not admit such a construction. In this sense, of may be used after the verb, or may be omitted..
Receive :: Receive (v. t.) To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, and the like; as, to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc..
Permit :: Permit (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..
Letter :: Letter (n.) One who lets or permits; one who lets anything for hire.
Theodicy :: Theodicy (n.) A vindication of the justice of God in ordaining or permitting natural and moral evil.
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