• v.
    ⦿make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
    lexical concept
  • This permits the water to rush in
  • This sealed door won't allow the water to come into the basement
  • This will permit the rain to run off

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechverb
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:allow
  2. enl:let
  3. enl:permit
wn:interlingual indexili:i33850

Other

skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:labelallowletpermit