Dictionary Entry
permit
permit is a 6-letter English word with 11 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up with. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 11 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up with.
- 2transitive verb
To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.
- 3transitive verb
To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit.
- 4intransitive verb
To grant permission; to allow.
- 5noun
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.
- 6noun
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
Synonyms
- 7noun
large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
- 8noun
a legal document giving official permission to do something
- 9verb
consent to, give permission
"She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"
"I won't let the police search her basement"
Synonyms
- 10verb
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
"We don't allow dogs here"
"Children are not permitted beyond this point"
- 11verb
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
"This permits the water to rush in"
"This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"
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