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permit1 definition

per·mit (pər mit′; for n. pʉr′mit′, pər mit′)

transitive verb permitted -·mit′·ted, permitting -·mit′·ting

  1. to allow; consent to; tolerate smoking is not permitted here
  2. to give permission to; authorize to permit the demonstrators to march in the street
  3. to give opportunity for to permit light to enter

Etymology: LME permitten < L permittere < per, through + mittere, to send: see mission

intransitive verb

to give opportunity or possibility if the weather permits

noun

  1. Now Rare permission, esp. in writing
  2. a document granting permission; license; warrant
  3. a printed postal indicia, stamped ticket, etc. postal permit, parking permit

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permit2 definition

☆ per·mit (pʉr′mit′, pər mit′)

noun

an Atlantic pompano fish (Trachinotus falcatus) found esp. in the Caribbean

Etymology: altered (infl. by permit) < Sp palometa, orig. dim. of paloma, dove: see palomino

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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