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Meaning of permit
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
permit
n 1: a legal document giving official permission to do something
[syn: {license}, {licence}, {permit}]
2: the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
[syn: {license}, {permission}, {permit}]
3: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies [syn:
{permit}, {Trachinotus falcatus}]
v 1: consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to
visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police
search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
[syn: {permit}, {allow}, {let}, {countenance}] [ant:
{disallow}, {forbid}, {interdict}, {nix}, {prohibit},
{proscribe}, {veto}]
2: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action
for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in";
"This sealed door won't allow the water come into the
basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" [syn:
{let}, {allow}, {permit}] [ant: {keep}, {prevent}]
3: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing
or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not
permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in
the hospital" [syn: {allow}, {permit}, {tolerate}]
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