permit
verbHow many syllables in permit?
There are 2 syllables in the word permit.Divide permit into syllables:
per · mit
How to pronounce permit:
Definition of permit:
- permit (verb):
- consent to, give permission.
- to allow (someone) to do something
- to consent to expressly or formally
Synonyms for permit:
accept
admit
agree to
allow
allow in
authorise
authorize
bear
brook
clear
consent
consent to
countenance
decriminalise
decriminalize
digest
empower
endorse
endure
entitle
favor
favour
furlough
give
give leave or permission
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Antonyms for permit:
admonition
ban
ban on free expression
banning
bar
barrier
barring
behest
bidding
block
bowdlerization
boycott
breach
break
censorship
charge
check
command
commandment
constraint
content moderation
cutting
cutting out
debarment
decree
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- exclaimed
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