Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word It refers to giving official permission or allowing someone to do something.
Permit
/pəˈmɪt/Synonyms:
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Examples:
'Is it permitted that I, too, see him?' asked Poirot.
It permits no headlong resort to the wilderness and sterile virtue.
And she was permitting him.
Etymology:
The word permit originates from the Middle English permitten, which comes from the Latin permittere, combining per- meaning through and mittere meaning to send.
Usage Statistics:
33 mentions per 1 million words 
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