permettere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- allow verb To give permission for something to happen.
- empower verb To give someone the authority or legal right to do something.
- enable verb To give someone the ability, means, or authority to do something.
- grant verb To give someone permission, a right, or something they have asked for.
- let verb To allow someone or something to do a particular thing, or to happen without stopping it.
- permit verb To allow something to happen or to give someone authorization to do it.
Senses
permettere is used for these senses in English:
- allow (transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.
- allow To not bar or obstruct.
- allow (transitive) To acknowledge, accept the truth of; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
- allow (transitive, obsolete) To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
- empower (transitive) To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
- grant (transitive) To agree with (someone) on (something); to accept (something) for the sake of argument; to admit to (someone) that (something) is true.
- permit (transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. [from 15th c.]
allow — full definition
- verb To give permission for something to happen.
- verb To make something possible.
- verb To set aside time, money, or another resource for something.
- verb To admit or acknowledge something as true, often reluctantly.
empower — full definition
- verb To give someone the authority or legal right to do something.
- verb To give someone greater confidence or control over their own life.