verb trans
to give (somebody) authorization to do something
You are not permitted to leave the building
to consent to (something), usu expressly or formally
The hospital won't permit access to the records
to make (something) possible
technology that permits high-quality reproduction of sound and images
to give an opportunity; to allow
weather permitting
formal (+ of) to allow for something
The wording permits of the following interpretations
permitter noun
[Latin permittere to let through, permit, from per- + mittere to let go, send]