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"tance (?), n. The act of permitting; allowance; permission;
leave. Milton.
Per`mit*tee" (?), n. One to whom a permission or permit is given.
Per*mit"ter (?), n. One who permits.
A permitter, or not a hinderer, of sin.
J. Edwards.