permit

About 22.87 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. verb To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.
3. verb To grant, or give permission for, (something) to (someone).
4. verb To allow for, to make something possible.
5. verb To allow, to admit (of).
6. verb To grant formal authorization for (something).

   The Building Department permitted that project last week.

7. verb To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).

   We've been busy permitting the State Street development.

8. verb To hand over, resign (something to someone).

Similar words

allow permission license let countenance trachinotus falcatus admit empower authorized grant

Often followed by

the a me him of them us to it

Word family

permits permitted permittee permittees permitter permitters permitting