permitted

per-mit-ted · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Allowed or gave permission for something to happen or be done.

  2. 2.

    Made possible or gave an opportunity for something.

  3. 3.

    (adjective) Officially allowed or sanctioned.

Related words

Antonyms: banned, forbidden, prohibited
See also: allow, authorize, permit
Synonyms: allowed, authorized, granted

Etymology

From Latin permittere, from per- meaning "through" and mittere meaning "to send, let go."