different between permit vs acquiesce

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English permitten, borrowed from Middle French permettre, from Latin permitt? (“give up, allow”), from per (“through”) + mitt? (“send”).

Pronunciation

• (most verb senses):

  (General American) IPA^(key): /p??m?t/

  (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??m?t/

  Rhymes: -?t

• (noun, denominal verb senses):

  (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?m?t/

  (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??m?t/

  Rhymes: -??(?)m?t

Verb

permit (third-person singular simple present permits, present participle permitting, simple past and past participle permitted)

1. (transitive) To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. [from 15th c.]
   • 1930, "Presbytarians", Time, 19 Dec 1930:

     Last week the decision on two points was conclusive: the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. will not permit ordination of women as ministers, but will permit their election as ruling elders, permission which makes possible a woman as moderator.

2. (transitive) To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to. [from 15th c.]
   • 2009, Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 17 Jan 09, p. 1:

     He was ultimately cleared, but during that period, Mr. Ackman said, his lawyers would not permit him to defend himself publicly.

3. (intransitive) To allow for, to make something possible. [from 16th c.]
   • 2006, Mary Riddell, "Trident is a Weapon of Mass Destruction", The Observer, 3 Dec 06:

     What was left to say? Quite a lot, if only parliamentary time permitted.

   • 2009, John Mitchell, "Clubs Preview", The Guardian, 25 Jul 09:

     For snackage there's a 1950s-themed diner plus a barbie on the terrace, weather permitting.

4. (intransitive) To allow, to admit (of). [from 18th c.]
   • per
   • 2007, Ian Jack, The Guardian, 22 Sep 07:

     "As an instrument of economic policy, incantation does not permit of minor doubts or scruples."

5. (transitive, pronounced like noun) To grant formal authorization for (something).

6. (transitive, pronounced like noun) To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).

7. (now archaic, rare) To hand over, resign (something to someone). [from 15th c.]

   • Let us not aggravate our sorrows, / But to the gods permit the event of things.

Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that in the active form takes the gerund (-ing), but in passive takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations

Noun

permit (plural permits)

1. An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal. [from 17th c.]

   A construction permit can be obtained from the town offices.

   Go over to the park office and get a permit for the #3 shelter.

   1. A learner's permit.
2. (obsolete) Formal permission. [16th-19th c.]

Translations

Related terms

• permission
• mission

Etymology 2

An irregular borrowing from Spanish palometa, probably from a Doric variant of Ancient Greek ??????? (p?lamús, “young tuna”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p?m?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??m?t/
• Rhymes: -??(?)m?t

Noun

permit (plural permit)

1. A pompano of the species Trachinotus falcatus.

See also

• Permit (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Trachinotus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• premit

French

Verb

permit

1. third-person singular past historic of permettre

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French acquiescer, from Latin acquiescere; ad + quiescere (“to be quiet”), from quies (“rest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ækwi??s/

Verb

acquiesce (third-person singular simple present acquiesces, present participle acquiescing, simple past and past participle acquiesced)

1. (intransitive, with in (or sometimes with, to)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.
   • 1799, Thomas Jefferson, The Kentucky Resolution of 1799

     The representatives of the good people of this commonwealth in general assembly convened, having maturely considered the answers of sundry states in the Union, to their resolutions passed at the last session, respecting certain unconstitutional laws of Congress, commonly called the alien and sedition laws, would be faithless indeed to themselves, and to those they represent, were they silently to acquiesce in principles and doctrines attempted to be maintained in all those answers, that of Virginia only excepted.

   • 1846, Thomas De Quincey, On Christianity, as an Organ of Political Movement (published in Tait's Magazine)

     They were compelled to acquiesce in a government which they did not regard as just.

   • Cathy was a powerful ally at home; and between them they at length persuaded my master to acquiesce in their having a ride or a walk together about once a week, under my guardianship, and on the moors nearest the Grange: for June found him still declining.

   • 1861, Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address (4 March)

     If a minority, in such case, will secede rather than acquiesce, they make a precedent which, in turn, will divide and ruin them; for a minority of their own will secede from them whenever a majority refuses to be controlled by such minority.

2. (intransitive) To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion; to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far as to forbear opposition.
   • 1794, Charlotte Smith, The Banished Man, vol II, ch 16

     I entirely acquiesce in all the observations you make in your letter; they are worthy of your heart and understanding;

Synonyms

• (rest satisfied):
• (concur upon conviction): accept tacitly, go along with; See also Thesaurus:acquiesce

• agree
• assent
• comply
• concur
• consent
• submit
• yield

Related terms

Translations

References

• acquiesce in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

French

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?s

Verb

acquiesce

1. first-person singular present indicative of acquiescer
2. third-person singular present indicative of acquiescer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of acquiescer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of acquiescer
5. second-person singular imperative of acquiescer

Latin

Verb

acqui?sce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of acqui?sc?