Social life

Synonyms for permit

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineSocial life

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

This will permit the rain to run off.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

let

Same sentence, swapped: This will let the rain to run off.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for permit as it is used in the sentence above.

tolerate
prevent
sire

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Closest first: other social life words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

reserveverbholdarrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advanceTreelineHas a reason line scrubverbscratchpostpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduledTreelineHas a reason line swayverbcarrywin approval or support forTreeline unitedadjectivecooperativeinvolving the joint activity of two or moreTreelineHas a reason line subvertverboverthrowcause the downfall ofHigh Camp succeedverbfollowbe the successor (of)Foothills suppressverbinhibitconsciously restrain from showingHigh Camp extinctadjectiveoutbeing out or having grown coldTreeline

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