permettere

Definitions of permettere
  1. verb
    actively cause something to happen
    synonyms: consentire, fare, lasciare
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    type of:
    fare, fare in modo
    cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
  2. verb
    consent to, give permission
    synonyms: consentire, fare, lasciare
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    antonyms:
    interdire, precludere, proibire, vietare
    command against
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    digerire, durare, ingozzare, patire, portare, reggere, resistere, smaltire, sopportare, sostenere, tollerare, trangugiare
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
    autorizzare, concedere, consentire
    grant authorization or clearance for
    includere
    allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
    privilegiare
    bestow a privilege upon
    autenticare, legalizzare, legittimare
    make legal
    accettare, accogliere, ammettere, cooptare, introdurre, ricevere
    allow to enter; grant entry to
    accettare
    tolerate or accommodate oneself to
    approvare, ratificare, votare
    approve or sanction officially
    canonizzare, confermare, omologare, sancire, sanzionare
    give sanction to
    riammettere
    admit again or anew
    formalizzare, ufficializzare
    declare or make legally valid
    riammettere
    admit anew
    coinvolgere, complicare, comportare, immischiare, intricare, tollerare
    engage as a participant
    type of:
    acconsentire, assentire, consentire
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  3. verb
    make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
    synonyms: ammettere, consentire, fare, farsi, lasciare, lasciarsi
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    antonyms:
    impedire
    stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
  4. verb
    make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
    synonyms: ammettere, rilasciare
  5. verb
    engage as a participant
    synonyms: coinvolgere, complicare, comportare, immischiare, intricare, tollerare
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    types:
    avviluppare, inviluppare
    entrap
    type of:
    includere
    allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
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