permit

/pɚmˈɪt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a legal document giving official permission to do something
2. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
3. large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies

verb

1. consent to, give permission
   “She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband”
2. make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
   “This permits the water to rush in”
3. allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
   “We don't allow dogs here”

Synonyms for permit

• license
• licence
• permission
• Trachinotus falcatus
• allow
• let
• countenance
• tolerate

Antonyms of permit

• forbid

Words that rhyme with permit

• hit
• split
• fit
• pit
• bit
• sit
• submit
• remit
• admit
• shit
• spit
• commit
• knit
• slit
• quit
• retrofit
• grit
• kit
• outfit
• transmit
• unfit
• brit
• cockpit
• counterfeit
• emit
• flit
• lit
• tit
• wit
• acquit