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permit

Pronunciation: /pɚˈmɪt/

The English word “permit” has 11 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
  2. To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.
  3. To allow for, to make something possible.
  4. To allow, to admit (of).
  5. To grant formal authorization for (something).
  6. To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).
  7. To hand over, resign (something to someone).

noun

  1. An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
  2. A learner's permit.
  3. Formal permission.
  4. A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.

Etymology

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

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