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      permits
      noun
      An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
      A learner's permit.
      A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.
      (obsolete) Formal permission.
      verb
      (transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
      (transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.
      (transitive, pronounced like noun) To grant formal authorization for (something).
      (transitive, pronounced like noun) To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).
      (intransitive) To allow for, to make something possible.
      (intransitive) To allow, to admit (of).
      (now archaic, rare) To hand over, resign (something to someone).
      Roots
      mittomit- · Latin · send
      Words related to permits
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