permitting 1 of 2

noun

Definition of permittingnext
as in allowing

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permitting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of permit
1
as in having
to give permission for or to approve of the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds

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2
as in letting
to give permission to you are not permitted to swim at the town pond without a season pass

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3
as in enabling
to make able or possible we'll have our picnic on Thursday, weather permitting

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4
as in tolerating
to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference the college permits way too much drinking, in my opinion

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for permitting
  1. allowing
  2. letting
  3. enabling
  4. tolerating
  5. having
  6. ignoring
  7. permission
  8. consent
Verb
  • The only places allowing this during the last century have been prisons, and that will continue after defeat of Proposition 6.
    Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • If a fire does start, flames spread more slowly than during extremely dry conditions, allowing firefighters a better chance to get the blaze quickly under control.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of allowing
Verb
  • The bottom line Last month, stocks succeeded in defying gravity, soaring instead of letting the historical weight of their poor performance in September bring them down.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Rather than letting these thoughts spiral into rumination, pause, take a deep breath and write them down.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of letting
Verb
  • Deviations from these patterns trigger alerts, enabling prompt investigation and intervention.
    Cathy Ross, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Integer Overflow Sanitizer does the same as above but in relation to integers, or numbers, being too large or too small and enabling an overflow exploit.
    Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of enabling
Verb
  • For heart failure, this means increasing or decreasing doses of fluid pills (diuretics) and other medications, based on symptoms and how well the person is tolerating therapy.
    Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024
  • For too long, too many policymakers have favored appeasement of Iran, tolerating Iran’s murderous terrorism.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of tolerating
Verb
  • For website optimization, focus on SEO best practices such as using relevant keywords in titles and content, having clear meta descriptions and ensuring fast load times.
    Sam Nelson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • While some solutions already exist, having possible autonomous correction to compensate for wind speed, directions, and other factors would be possible.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of having
Verb
  • But all of them offer political ammunition to Republicans trying to cast the vice president as part of a failed administration that has left American consumers hobbled by years of high prices (while conveniently ignoring three-plus years of relentless job growth and consumer spending).
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Unless investors have specifically allocated their money toward funds dedicated toward slashing emissions, ignoring crucial financial performance metrics violates the fiduciary responsibility of institutional investors.
    Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of ignoring
Noun
  • When Spector released it without their labels’ permission, Cher went to his house to reason with him.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • In the current proposal for land possession there, private land prevents the Crow from visiting many of these sites without permission from the landowner.
    Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of permission
Noun
  • France last year proposed a ban on social media for those under 15, but users were able to avoid the ban with parental consent.
    Reuters, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Other information about the winner is released only with the winner's consent.
    Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of consent
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