transitive. To consent to; to allow, permit; to submit to, suffer, endure; to tolerate. Cf. i-thave, v.

transitive. With that-clause or infinitive as object. To grant, permit, or allow.

transitive. To grant permission to; allow, permit. Also (esp. of God or Christ), to grant. With personal obj. (? originally dative) and infinitive…

transitive. To allow, permit.

transitive. To permit, allow. (In Old English also absol. or intransitive.)

transitive. To grant; to allow. Also with that-clause or infinitive as object. Cf. unne, v.

transitive. To give consent to the occurrence of or relax restraint on (an action, event, or activity); to consent to the presence or attendance of…

To grant (a person) a licence or authoritative permission to hold a certain status or to do certain things, e.g. to practise some trade or…

transitive. To permit (an action, condition, or situation); to grant (a request). Formerly also †intransitive with of (obsolete).

transitive. With infinitive as object. To permit oneself or consent (to do or be something). Cf. suffer, v. 15. Obsolete.

transitive. To allow, permit to be performed. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To allow the occurrence of (an action, etc.); to allow (something) be carried out or to take place; to give permission or opportunity for.

transitive. To allow, permit. Cf. permit, v. 2 4.

(transitive) to give licence to, tolerate.

To allow to exist or to be done or practised without authoritative interference or molestation; also gen. to allow, permit.

transitive. To interpose, put between; to introduce, admit; = intromit, v. 1.

transitive. To give liberty to; to allow, permit (something) to (a person); to allow (a person) to (do something) or that (etc.). ? Obsolete.

transitive. = allow, v. (in various senses).

transitive. To relax the law in reference to (some thing or person). absol. To permit, allow, give dispensation.

‘To permit’ (Jamieson).

To authorize (a payment).