permit
permit: v. & n. --v. (permitted, permitting) 1 tr. give permission or consent to; authorize (permit me to say).
2 a tr. allow; give an opportunity to (permit the traffic to flow again). b intr. give an opportunity (circumstances permitting).
3 intr. (foll. by of) admit; allow for. --n.
1 a a document giving permission to act in a specified way (was granted a work permit). b a document etc. which allows entry into a specified zone.
2 formal permission. permittee n. permitter n. [L permittere (as PER-, mittere miss- let go)]
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