Per*mit" (?), n. [Cf. Sp.
palamida a kind of scombroid fish.] (a) A
large pompano (Trachinotus goodei) of the West Indies, Florida,
etc. It becomes about three feet long. (b)
The round pompano. (T. falcatus). [Local, U. S.]
Per*mit" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Permitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Permitting.] [L. permittere, permissum, to let
through, to allow, permit; per + mittere to let go, send. See
Per-, and Mission.] 1. To consent
to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up
with.
What things God doth neither command nor forbid . . .
he permitteth with approbation either to be done or left
undone.
Hooker.
2. To grant (one) express license or liberty
to do an act; to authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an
infinitive.
Thou art permitted to speak for
thyself.
Acis xxvi. 1.
3. To give over; to resign; to leave; to
commit.
Let us not aggravate our sorrows,
But to the gods permit the event of things.
Addison.
Syn. -- To allow; let; grant; admit; suffer; tolerate;
endure; consent to. -- To Allow, Permit, Suffer,
Tolerate. To allow is more positive, denoting (at least
originally and etymologically) a decided assent, either directly or by
implication. To permit is more negative, and imports only
acquiescence or an abstinence from prevention. The distinction,
however, is often disregarded by good writers. To suffer has a
stronger passive or negative sense than to permit, sometimes
implying against the will, sometimes mere indifference. To
tolerate is to endure what is contrary to will or desire. To
suffer and to tolerate are sometimes used without
discrimination.
Per*mit", v. i. To grant
permission; to allow.
Per"mit (?), n. Warrant; license;
leave; permission; specifically, a written license or permission given
to a person or persons having authority; as, a permit to land
goods subject to duty.
Per*mit" (?), n. [Cf. Sp.
palamida a kind of scombroid fish.] (a) A
large pompano (Trachinotus goodei) of the West Indies, Florida,
etc. It becomes about three feet long. (b)
The round pompano. (T. falcatus). [Local, U. S.]
