| permit | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. licence, license, permit | a legal document giving official permission to do something. |
| ~ legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right. |
| ~ building permit | a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot. |
| ~ driver's licence, driver's license, driving licence, driving license | a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle. |
| ~ fishing licence, fishing license, fishing permit | a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time. |
| ~ game license, hunting licence, hunting license, hunting permit | a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time. |
| ~ learner's permit | a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile. |
| ~ letter of mark and reprisal, letter of marque, letters of marque | a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation. |
| ~ liquor licence, liquor license | a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages. |
| ~ marriage licence, marriage license, wedding licence, wedding license | a license authorizing two people to marry. |
| ~ occupation licence, occupation license | a license to pursue a particular occupation. |
| ~ liberty chit, pass | a permit to enter or leave a military installation.; "he had to show his pass in order to get out" |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (act) | 2. license, permission, permit | the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization. |
| ~ empowerment, authorisation, authorization | the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant. |
| ~ clearance | permission to proceed.; "the plane was given clearance to land" |
| ~ conge, congee | formal permission to depart.; "he gave me his conge" |
| ~ allowance | the act of allowing.; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room" |
| ~ dispensation | an exemption from some rule or obligation. |
| ~ toleration | official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion). |
| n. (animal) | 3. permit, trachinotus falcatus | large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies. |
| ~ pompano | any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. |
| v. (communication) | 4. allow, countenance, let, permit | 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" |
| ~ brook, endure, tolerate, abide, stomach, bear, digest, stick out, put up, suffer, stand, support | put up with something or somebody unpleasant.; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
| ~ furlough | grant a leave to.; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children" |
| ~ give | allow to have or take.; "I give you two minutes to respond" |
| ~ consent, go for, accept | give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to.; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" |
| ~ permit, tolerate, allow | 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" |
| ~ authorize, authorise, clear, pass | grant authorization or clearance for.; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" |
| ~ grant, allow | let have.; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" |
| ~ let in, admit, include | allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of.; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" |
| ~ privilege, favour, favor | bestow a privilege upon. |
| ~ decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize | make legal.; "Marijuana should be legalized" |
| ~ trust | allow without fear. |
| ~ allow in, intromit, admit, let in | allow to enter; grant entry to.; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" |
| v. (social) | 5. allow, let, permit | 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" |
| ~ pass | allow to go without comment or censure.; "the insult passed as if unnoticed" |
| v. (communication) | 6. allow, permit, tolerate | 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" |
| ~ countenance, permit, allow, let | 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" |
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