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Permit

/pəˈrmɪt/
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(verb) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.

You can't enter the building without a permit.
The landlord won't permit him to paint the door red.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The council refused to ____ the construction of a new building on the protected green space.

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