permit
To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
Verb 4 meanings
To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.
To allow for, to make something possible.
To allow, to admit (of).
Noun 2 meanings
An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
“A construction permit can be obtained from the town offices.”
A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.
Etymology
From Middle English permitten, borrowed from Middle French permettre, from Latin permittō (“give up, allow”), from per (“through”) + mittō (“send”).
PERMIT at a glance
PERMIT has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + M 3 + I 1 + T 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,881 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with permit
All rhymesOne letter away
- HERMIT11
- PERMIE10
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