Definition of permit

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Permit (v. t.) To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.

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Theodicy :: Theodicy (n.) A vindication of the justice of God in ordaining or permitting natural and moral evil.
Flood :: Flood (v. t.) To cause or permit to be inundated; to fill or cover with water or other fluid; as, to flood arable land for irrigation; to fill to excess or to its full capacity; as, to flood a country with a depreciated currency..
Rummage :: Rummage (v. t.) To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written roomage, and romage..
Receive :: Receive (v. t.) To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, and the like; as, to receive a lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc..
Cofferdam :: Cofferdam (n.) A water-tight inclosure, as of piles packed with clay, from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom (of a river, etc.) and permit the laying of foundations, building of piers, etc..
Sanctuary :: Sanctuary (n.) The most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter except the high priest, and he only once a year, to intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part of the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem..
Passport :: Passport (n.) Permission to pass; a document given by the competent officer of a state, permitting the person therein named to pass or travel from place to place, without molestation, by land or by water..
Innocent :: Innocent (a.) Lawful; permitted; as, an innocent trade..
Feather :: Feather (n.) A longitudinal strip projecting as a fin from an object, to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sidwise but permit motion lengthwise; a spline..
Redeemable :: Redeemable (a.) Capable of being redeemed; subject to repurchase; held under conditions permitting redemption; as, a pledge securing the payment of money is redeemable..
Permitted :: Permitted (imp. & p. p.) of Permi.
Leaky :: Leaky (superl.) Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask..
Lene :: Lene (v. t.) To lend; to grant; to permit.
Limitation :: Limitation (v. t.) A certain precinct within which friars were allowed to beg, or exercise their functions; also, the time during which they were permitted to exercise their functions in such a district..
Permit :: Permit (v. i.) To grant permission; to allow.
Lapse :: Lapse (v. t.) To let slip; to permit to devolve on another; to allow to pass.
Coenogamy :: Coenogamy (n.) The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members; -- as in certain primitive tribes or communistic societies.
Cheek :: Cheek (n.) A section of a flask, so made that it can be moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from the mold; the middle part of a flask..
Dismiss :: Dismiss (v. t.) To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or permit to go; to put away.
Let :: Let (v. t.) To permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent..
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