permit
1per·mit
verb \pər-ˈmit\per·mit·tedper·mit·ting
Definition of PERMIT
transitive verb
1
: to consent to expressly or formally <permit access to records>
2
: to give leave : authorize
3
: to make possible <the design permits easy access>
intransitive verb
: to give an opportunity : allow <if time permits>
— per·mit·tee \pər-ˌmi(t)-ˈtē, ˌpər-mi(t)-\ noun
— per·mit·ter noun
See Examples of PERMIT
- The judge permitted the release of the prisoner.
- Smoking is not permitted in the building.
- When we arrived at customs we realized we had more than the permitted number of items.
- He permitted himself one more cookie.
- The new ramp permits easier access to the highway.
Origin of PERMIT
Middle English permitten, from Latin permittere to let through, permit, from per- through + mittere to let go, send
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to PERMIT
Related Words: authorize, commission, license (also licence); accede (to), acquiesce, agree (to), assent (to), consent (to), OK (or okay), warrant; accord, concede, grant, sanction, vouchsafe; admit, brook, condone, countenance, endure, support, tolerate
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