Dictionary entry details
• PERMIT (noun)
Meaning:
A legal document giving official permission to do something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
license; permit; licence
Hypernyms ("permit" is a kind of...):
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "permit"):
liquor licence; liquor license (a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages)
marriage licence; marriage license; wedding licence; wedding license (a license authorizing a man and a woman to marry)
occupation licence; occupation license (a license to pursue a particular occupation)
liberty chit; pass (a permit to enter or leave a military installation)
letter of mark and reprisal; letter of marque; letters of marque (a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation)
learner's permit (a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile)
game license; hunting licence; hunting license; hunting permit (a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time)
fishing licence; fishing license; fishing permit (a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time)
driver's licence; driver's license; driving licence; driving license (a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle)
building permit (a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot)
Meaning:
The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
permission; permit; license
Hypernyms ("permit" is a kind of...):
authorisation; authorization; empowerment (the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "permit"):
clearance (permission to proceed)
conge (formal permission to depart)
allowance (the act of allowing)
dispensation (an exemption from some rule or obligation)
toleration (official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion))
Meaning:
Large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Trachinotus falcatus; permit
Hypernyms ("permit" is a kind of...):
pompano (any of several deep-bodied food fishes of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico)
• PERMIT (verb)
Meaning:
Consent to, give permission
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
permit; countenance; allow; let
Context examples:
She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband / I won't let the police search her basement / I cannot allow you to see your exam
Hypernyms (to "permit" is one way to...):
accept; consent; go for (give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "permit"):
favor; favour; privilege (bestow a privilege upon)
decriminalise; decriminalize; legalise; legalize; legitimate; legitimatise; legitimatize; legitimise; legitimize (make legal)
trust (allow without fear)
admit; allow in; intromit; let in (allow to enter; grant entry to)
admit; include; let in (allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of)
authorise; authorize; clear; pass (grant authorization or clearance for)
allow; permit; tolerate (allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting)
give (allow to have or take)
furlough (grant a leave to)
abide; bear; brook; digest; endure; put up; stand; stick out; stomach; suffer; support; tolerate (put up with something or somebody unpleasant)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Sentence example:
They permit him to write the letter
Antonym:
forbid (command against)
Meaning:
Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
allow; let; permit
Context examples:
This permits the water to rush in / This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement / This will permit the rain to run off
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "permit"):
pass (allow to go without comment or censure)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Something ----s INFINITIVE
Meaning:
Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
permit; tolerate; allow
Context examples:
We don't allow dogs here / Children are not permitted beyond this point / We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital
Hypernyms (to "permit" is one way to...):
allow; countenance; let; permit (consent to, give permission)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
