PERMIT Synonyms
There are 25 hypernyms of the word permit. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for PERMIT
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allow | verbv | |||||||
verb • make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen • consent to, give permission; permit • let have • give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause • make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain • allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something • afford possibility • allow the other (baseball) team to score • grant as a discount or in exchange • allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting | ||||||||
license | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a legal document giving official permission to do something • freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) • excessive freedom; lack of due restraint • the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization verb • authorize officially | ||||||||
approve | verbv | |||||||
verb • give sanction to • judge to be right or commendable; think well of | ||||||||
authorize | verbv | |||||||
verb • grant authorization or clearance for • give or delegate power or authority to | ||||||||
consent | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • permission for something to happen verb • give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to | ||||||||
empower | verbv | |||||||
verb • give or delegate power or authority to • give qualities or abilities to | ||||||||
enable | verbv | |||||||
verb • render capable or able for some task | ||||||||
entitle | verbv | |||||||
verb • give the right to • give a title to • give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility | ||||||||
grant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978) • any monetary aid • the act of providing a subsidy • United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986) • 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885) • (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance • a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business • a right or privilege that has been granted verb • let have • give as judged due or on the basis of merit • be willing to concede • allow to have • bestow, especially officially • give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another • transfer by deed | ||||||||
sanction | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • formal and explicit approval • a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards • official permission or approval • the act of final authorization verb • give sanction to • give authority or permission to • give religious sanction to, such as through an oath | ||||||||
let | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again • a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India verb • make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen • actively cause something to happen • consent to, give permission; permit • cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition • leave unchanged • grant use or occupation of under a term of contract | ||||||||
countenance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the appearance conveyed by a person's face • formal and explicit approval • the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) verb • consent to, give permission; permit | ||||||||
licence | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • excessive freedom; lack of due restraint • freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) • a legal document giving official permission to do something verb • authorize officially | ||||||||
permission | nounn | |||||||
noun • approval to do something • the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization | ||||||||
tolerate | verbv | |||||||
verb • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • recognize and respect (rights and beliefs of others) • have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition • allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting | ||||||||
trachinotus falcatus | nounn | |||||||
noun • large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies |