- license, licence, permit - a legal document giving official permission to do something
--1 is a kind of legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
--1 has particulars:Derived forms: verb permit3, verb permit1 - license, permission, permit - the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
--2 is a kind of authorization, authorisation, empowerment
--2 has particulars: clearance; conge; allowance; dispensation; tolerationDerived forms: verb permit3, verb permit1 - permit, Trachinotus falcatus - large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
--3 is a kind of pompano
- permit, allow, let, countenance - 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"
--1 is one way to accept, consent, go for
Antonyms: forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun permit2, noun permit1, noun permission2
They permit him to write the letter
- let, allow, 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"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Something ----s INFINITIVE
- 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"
--3 is one way to permit, allow, let, countenance
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun permit2, noun permit1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody