permit
Usage
What are other ways to say permit?
Both verbs that imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something, permit and allow are often interchangeable, but permit is the more positive of the two. Permit suggests formal or implied assent or authorization. Allow implies complete absence of an attempt, or even an intent, to hinder. Let is the familiar, conversational term for both allow and permit.
Example Sentences
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That left a pocket of foreign airspace that could face the same debris risks, but where flying would be permitted.
Singh said he doesn’t know whether he should renew his insurance and permits that allow him to operate in different states.
From Los Angeles Times
The U.S. will always serve as this market balancer because its commercial structure permits LNG cargo cancellations.
From Barron's
It said the Kenyans had applied for work permits, which had been denied.
From BBC
A State Department official said the kind of work the Kenyans were engaged in and the amount of time they were in South Africa were permitted under the terms of their visas.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
