Permit

verb

'pɜrmɪt

Noun

the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
Similar:License Permission
Type of:EmpowermentAuthorizationAuthorisation
large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
Type of:Pompano
a legal document giving official permission to do something
Similar:LicenceLicense
Type of:Instrument

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
“This permits the water to rush in”
“This will permit the rain to run off”
Similar:Allow Let
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
“Children are not permitted beyond this point”
Similar:Allow Tolerate
Type of:Allow Countenance Let
consent to, give permission
“She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband”
Similar:Allow Countenance Let
Type of:AcceptConsent