Permitting

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Permit \Per*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Permitted}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Permitting}.] [L. permittere, permissum, to let through,
     to allow, permit; per + mittere to let go, send. See {Per-},
     and {Mission}.]
     1. To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate;
        to put up with.


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              What things God doth neither command nor forbid . .
              . he permitteth with approbation either to be done
              or left undone.                       --Hooker.
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     2. To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to
        authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.
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              Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. --Acts
                                                    xxvi. 1.
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     3. To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit.
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              Let us not aggravate our sorrows,
              But to the gods permit the event of things.
                                                    --Addison.
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     Syn: To allow; let; grant; admit; suffer; tolerate; endure;
          consent to.
  
     Usage: To {Allow}, {Permit}, {Suffer}, {Tolerate}. To allow
            is more positive, denoting (at least originally and
            etymologically) a decided assent, either directly or
            by implication. To permit is more negative, and
            imports only acquiescence or an abstinence from
            prevention. The distinction, however, is often
            disregarded by good writers. To suffer has a stronger
            passive or negative sense than to permit, sometimes
            implying against the will, sometimes mere
            indifference. To tolerate is to endure what is
            contrary to will or desire. To suffer and to tolerate
            are sometimes used without discrimination.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  permit
       n 1: a legal document giving official permission to do something
            [syn: {license}, {licence}]
       2: the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
          [syn: {license}, {permission}]
       3: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies [syn: {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: {allow}, {let}, {countenance}] [ant: {forbid}, {forbid}]
       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}] [ant: {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}, {tolerate}]
       [also: {permitting}, {permitted}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  permitting
       See {permit}