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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It does not, for example, permit wall hangings that don’t actually exist.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
When he returned a few days later, the representative guided him to the SCE website, then told him he’d next have to get the permit from the county.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
At High Desert Test Sites, Zittel’s famous A-Z West escape pods are no longer used for camping after the city said the nonprofit would have to attain a commercial camping permit to continue.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
The FSB claims the diplomat "intentionally provided false information" when obtaining a permit to enter Russia, and that there were "signs of intelligence activities" detected, according to state news agency Tass.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
I’ve never heard Mom swear, and I’ve only heard Dad say “damn” once, that time I was in the backseat and you’d just gotten your permit.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
