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Meaning of the word permitted in English

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permitted

Verb

give authorization or consent to (someone) to do something.

Example:

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the law permits councils to monitor any factory emitting smoke

Synonym:

allow let authorize sanction grant license empower enable entitle qualify tolerate countenance suffer brook legalize legitimatize legitimate OK say the word

Antonym:

ban forbid prohibit

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