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permit

[per-mit, pur-mit, per-mit] / pərˈmɪt, ˈpɜr mɪt, pərˈmɪt /




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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Musk’s artificial intelligence company and its subsidiary MZX Tech are illegally operating gas turbines without an air permit at a data center in Southaven, Miss., in violation of the Clean Air Act, the lawsuit said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Canada still offers a post-graduation work permit of up to three years, a key draw.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

"The potentially dangerous harvester ants even permit the visitors to groom between their open jaws."

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

None of the storage containers were licensed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and there are no licenses that permit the storage of explosives near homes and public roadways, Nabity said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

Now he made an effort to rest his head on my shoulder, but I would not permit it.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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