Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Permit \Per*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Permitted}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Permitting}.] [L. permittere, permissum, to let through,
   to allow, permit; per + mittere to let go, send. See {Per-},
   and {Mission}.]
   1. To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate;
      to put up with.

            What things God doth neither command nor forbid . .
            . he permitteth with approbation either to be done
            or left undone.                       --Hooker.

   2. To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to
      authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.

            Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. --Acis
                                                  xxvi. 1.

   3. To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit.

            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.

   Usage: 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.

Source : WordNet®

permit
     n 1: a legal document giving official permission to do something
          [syn: {license}, {licence}]
     2: the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
        [syn: {license}, {permission}]
     3: large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies [syn: {Trachinotus
        falcatus}]
     [also: {permitting}, {permitted}]

permitted
     adj : possible to allow; "a degree of freedom allowable among
           friends" [syn: {allowable}]

permit
     v 1: consent to, give permission; "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"
          [syn: {allow}, {let}, {countenance}] [ant: {forbid}, {forbid}]
     2: make it possible through a specific action or lack of action
        for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush
        in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the
        basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off" [syn: {let},
         {allow}] [ant: {prevent}]
     3: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without
        opposing or prohibiting; "We don't allow dogs here";
        "Children are not permitted beyond this point"; "We cannot
        tolerate smoking in the hospital" [syn: {allow}, {tolerate}]
     [also: {permitting}, {permitted}]

permitted
     See {permit}