Word Definition

Permit

  1. 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.
  2. To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.
  3. To grant permission; to allow.
  4. To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up with.
  5. To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit.

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