permit (v)
allow (v)
let#2 (v)
countenance (v)

v00802318

type v
lex_filenum 32
def consent to, give permission
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
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 24 Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Outgoing links
Verb Group allow, grant
Hypernym accept, consent, go for
Derivationally related form countenance → countenance
Derivationally related form allow → allowable
Antonym allow → disallow
Derivationally related form permit → permissible; permit → permissive
Derivationally related form permit → permit; permit → permit
Derivationally related form permit → permission
Antonym permit → forbid
Hyponym digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up; furlough; give; allow, permit, tolerate; authorize, authorise, pass, clear; admit, let in, include; privilege, favor, favour; legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise; trust; admit, allow in, let in, intromit
Incoming links
Derivationally related form permissible → permit; permissive → permit
Derivationally related form allowable → allow
Derivationally related form permit → permit; permit → permit
Derivationally related form permission → permit
Derivationally related form countenance → countenance
Hypernym digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up; furlough; give; allow, permit, tolerate; authorize, authorise, pass, clear; admit, let in, include; privilege, favor, favour; legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise; trust; admit, allow in, let in, intromit
Antonym disallow → allow
Antonym forbid → permit
Hyponym accept, consent, go for
Verb Group allow, grant

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