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Permit

//pɚˈmɪt// noun, verb

Noun

1
An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
"A construction permit can be obtained from the town offices."
2
A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.
3
the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization wordnet
4
An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.; A learner's permit.
5
large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies wordnet

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Verb

1
To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. transitive
"Mr. Cooke at once began a tirade against the residents of Asquith for permitting a sandy and generally disgraceful condition of the roads. So roundly did he vituperate the inn management in particular, and with such a loud flow of words, that I trembled lest he should be heard on the veranda."
2
consent to, give permission; permit wordnet
3
To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. transitive
"He was ultimately cleared, but during that period, Mr. Ackman said, his lawyers would not permit him to defend himself publicly."
4
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting wordnet
5
To allow for, to make something possible. intransitive
"What was left to say? Quite a lot, if only parliamentary time permitted."

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6
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen wordnet
7
To allow, to admit (of). intransitive
""You English are always so frivolous," said the Princess. "In Russia we have too many troubles to permit of our being light-hearted.""
8
To grant formal authorization for (something). transitive
"The Building Department permitted that project last week."
9
To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something). transitive
"We've been busy permitting the State Street development."
10
To hand over, resign (something to someone). archaic, rare
"Let us not aggravate our sorrows, / But to the gods permit the event of things."

Etymology 1

From Middle English permitten, borrowed from Middle French permettre, from Latin permittō (“give up, allow”), from per (“through”) + mittō (“send”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English permitten, borrowed from Middle French permettre, from Latin permittō (“give up, allow”), from per (“through”) + mittō (“send”).

Etymology 3

An irregular borrowing from Spanish palometa, probably from a Doric variant of Ancient Greek πηλαμύς (pēlamús, “young tuna”).

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