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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The state law explicitly permits, however, providing “assistance to a person undergoing gender transition.”
Restarting them would mean applying for new permits, a process that takes years and would be subject to significant legal and community opposition, it said.
From Barron's
BlueCruise also permitted excessive speeding in a work zone, which was likely to blame in the Pennsylvania incident, they said.
At High Desert Test Sites, Zittel’s famous A-Z West escape pods are no longer used for camping after the city said the nonprofit would have to attain a commercial camping permit to continue.
From Los Angeles Times
The law was never intended to permit plaintiff lawyers to police investment outcomes, but rather to ensure that those charged with selecting investments engage in a sound fiduciary process.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
