permit
Usage
What are other ways to say permit?
Both verbs that imply granting or conceding the right of someone to do something, permit and allow are often interchangeable, but permit is the more positive of the two. Permit suggests formal or implied assent or authorization. Allow implies complete absence of an attempt, or even an intent, to hinder. Let is the familiar, conversational term for both allow and permit.
Example Sentences
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Earlier this week, China Daily, a state-run outlet, reported that China was considering tightening export permit reviews for certain rare-earth products to Japan.
“Within the last couple of years, he was super anxious and excited because he ended up getting his permit,” Metoyer said.
From Los Angeles Times
This the state cannot do; for most of American history, states banned concealed carry but permitted open carry.
From Los Angeles Times
“This move permits the president to declare that he has taken a concrete step that will have an immediate impact as institutional investors will no longer be bidding against voters for houses,” he added.
From MarketWatch
“This move permits the president to declare that he has taken a concrete step that will have an immediate impact as institutional investors will no longer be bidding against voters for houses,” he added.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
