Permit

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To suffer or allow to be, come to pass, or take place, by tacit consent or by not prohibiting or hindering; allow without expressly authorizing.
  • To grant leave or liberty to by express consent; allow expressly; give leave, liberty, or license to: as, a license that permits a person to sell intoxicating liquors.
  • To give over; leave; give up or resign; refer.
  • Synonyms and Consent to, Sanction, etc. See allow.— 2. To license, empower.
  • To grant leave, license, or permission; afford opportunity; be favorable; allow: as, it will be done if circumstances permit.
  • noun. A carangoid fish, Trachynotus rhodopus, closely related to the pompano, occurring in the West Indies, in Florida, and on the Western coast of Mexico.
  • noun. Leave; permission; especially, written permission giving leave or granting authority to do something: as, a permit to view a house; a permit to visit a fort; a customs or excise permit.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • intransitive verb. To grant permission; to allow.
  • noun. Warrant; license; leave; permission; specifically, a written license or permission given to a person or persons having authority.
  • transitive verb. To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up with.
  • transitive verb. To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.
  • transitive verb. To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit.
  • noun. A large pompano (Trachinotus goodei) of the West Indies, Florida, etc. It becomes about three feet long.
  • noun. The round pompano. (Trachinotus falcatus).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.
  • verb. To grant formal authorization for (something).
  • verb. To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).
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  • verb. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
  • noun. a legal document giving official permission to do something
  • noun. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
  • verb. consent to, give permission
  • noun. large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
  • verb. allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
  • Word Usage
    "By the time we get to the border, the permit is already in the window and they have never requested our auto permit documents when obtaining a FMT."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    forbid  
    cross-reference
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    allow  countenance  let  pompano  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    pass  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Brit  Grit  Kit  Pitt  Pritt  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    OK  accede to  accept  accord  accord to  
    variant
    verb-form