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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A senior Hermitage employee told the BBC that "a field archaeologist cannot be a citizen of the world; he deals with officials, obtaining permits and has to look for funding and volunteers".
From BBC
Chan, his opponent, has urged caution about a “build, build, build,” approach to housing that throws “all the permitting and regulation out of the window.”
Nike, which has petitioned to cancel Bartlett’s Total90 registrations, said in court filings that it “permitted” the Total 90 trademark to lapse.
In Nairobi, the boy was permitted to carry his uncle’s toolbox—though it was years before he was allowed to use the tools.
Hasina is living in exile in India and her party is unlikely to be permitted to take part in the elections, which many view as among the most consequential in Bangladesh's history.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
