noun
license, grant, consent, favor, toleration, authorization, empowering, charter, sanction, legalization, concession, indulgence, privilege; see also permission.
Antonyms denial*, veto, prohibition.
verb
allow, authorize, sanction, consent to; see allow 1. See syn. study at allow.
See permit in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To neither forbid nor prevent:
To give one's consent to:
To afford an opportunity for:
To give the means, ability, or opportunity to do:
The approving of an action, especially when done by one in authority:
Proof of legal permission to do something:
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