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Meaning of permit

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  permit
      n 1: a legal document giving official permission to do something
           [syn: {license}, {licence}, {permit}]
      2: the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
         [syn: {license}, {permission}, {permit}]
      3: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies [syn:
         {permit}, {Trachinotus falcatus}]
      v 1: consent to, give permission; "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"
           [syn: {permit}, {allow}, {let}, {countenance}] [ant:
           {disallow}, {forbid}, {interdict}, {nix}, {prohibit},
           {proscribe}, {veto}]
      2: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action
         for something to happen; "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" [syn:
         {let}, {allow}, {permit}] [ant: {keep}, {prevent}]
      3: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing
         or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not
         permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot tolerate smoking in
         the hospital" [syn: {allow}, {permit}, {tolerate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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