nnoun.communicationa legal document giving official permission to do somethingTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:licence license
Derivationally Related Form:permitlicense
Hypernyms:instrument legal document legal instrument official document
Inherited Hypernyms:licenselegal documentdocumentwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:building permitdriver's licencedriver's licensedriving licencedriving licensefishing licencefishing licensefishing permitgame licensehunting licencehunting licensehunting permitlearner's permitletter of mark and reprisalletter of marqueletters of marqueliberty chitliquor licenceliquor licensemarriage licencemarriage licenseoccupation licenceoccupation licensepasswedding licencewedding license
Full Hyponyms:building permitdriver's licensefishing licensehunting licenselearner's permitletter of marqueliquor licensemarriage licenseoccupation licenseon-licensepass
nnoun.actthe act of giving a formal (usually written) authorizationSynset:license permission
Derivationally Related Form:permitlicense
Hypernyms:authorisation authorization empowerment
Inherited Hypernyms:licenseauthorizationmanagementsocial controlgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:licenseauthorizationmanagementsocial controlgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:allowanceclearancecongecongeedispensationtoleration
Full Hyponyms:allowanceamnestyclearanceclemencycommutationcongedispensationleniencequarterreprievetolerancetolerationvariance
nnoun.animallarge game fish; found in waters of the West IndiesSynset:Trachinotus falcatus
Hypernyms:pompano
Inherited Hypernyms:permitpompanocarangid fishpercoid fishspiny-finned fishteleost fishbony fishfishaquatic vertebratevertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.communicationconsent to, give permissionSynset:allow countenance let
Examples:- She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband
- I won't let the police search her basement
- I cannot allow you to see your exam
Antonyms:disallowforbid
Derivationally Related Form:allowablepermissivepermissionpermitcountenancepermissible
Hypernyms:accept consent go for
Inherited Hypernyms:permitacceptreactact
Direct Hyponyms:abideadmitallowallow inauthoriseauthorizebearbrookcleardecriminalisedecriminalizedigestendurefavorfavourfurloughgiveincludeintromitlegaliselegalizelegitimatelegitimatiselegitimatizelegitimiselegitimizelet inpasspermitprivilegeput upstandstick outstomachsuffersupporttoleratetrust
Full Troponyms:acceptaccreditadmitallowapprobateapproveauthorizebackbear upcertificatecertifychampioncharterco-signcommissionconfirmcoverdeclaredigestembroilentanglefranchisefurloughgiveguaranteeindemnifyinitiateinvolvelegalizelicensemonetizepayprivilegeprobatereadmitreinsurerepatriatesanctionsignsit outstand fortake a joketake lying downtake one's lumpstrustvalidatevisa
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: allow, permit)
vverb.socialmake it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happenSynset:allow let
Examples:- This permits the water to rush in
- This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement
- This will permit the rain to run off
Antonyms:prevent
Inherited Hypernyms:let
Direct Hyponyms:pass
Full Troponyms:pass
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody INFINITIVE | Something ---s INFINITIVE
vverb.communicationallow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibitingSynset:allow tolerate
Examples:- We don't allow dogs here
- Children are not permitted beyond this point
- We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital
Derivationally Related Form:allowancepermissivepermit
Hypernyms:allow countenance let permit
Inherited Hypernyms:allowpermitacceptreactact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody