Permit vs Deny - What's the difference?
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* (Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.
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* 1930 , "Presbytarians", Time , 19 Dec 1930:
To allow (someone) to do something; to give permission to.
* 2009 , Patricia Cohen, New York Times , 17 Jan 09, p. 1:
To allow for, to make something possible.
* 2006 , Mary Riddell, "Trident is a Weapon of Mass Destruction", The Observer , 3 Dec 06:
* 2009 , John Mitchell, "Clubs Preview", The Guardian , 25 Jul 09:
To allow, to admit (of).
* 1910 , , "Reginald in Russia", Reginald in Russia :
* 2007 , Ian Jack, The Guardian , 22 Sep 07:
(pronounced like noun) To grant formal authorization for (something).
(pronounced like noun) To attempt to obtain or succeed in obtaining formal authorization for (something).
(obsolete) Formal permission.
An artifact or document rendering something allowed or legal.
A pompano of the species .
To not allow.
* 1847 , Anne Brontë, Agnes Grey Chapter XVI
To assert that something is not true.
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To disallow
to refuse to give or grant something to someone
* J. Edwards
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(sports) To prevent from scoring.
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Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards, first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner, and then to deny Ryazantsev at his near post.}} To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, etc.; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.
* Bancroft
* Keble
(obsolete) To refuse (to do or accept something).
* Shakespeare
As verbs the difference between permit and deny
is that permit is while deny is to not allow.permit
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) permitten, from (etyl) permettre, from (etyl) .Verb
(permitt)- Let us not aggravate our sorrows, / But to the gods permit the event of things.
- 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.
- He was ultimately cleared, but during that period, Mr. Ackman said, his lawyers would not permit him to defend himself publicly.
- What was left to say? Quite a lot, if only parliamentary time permitted .
- For snackage there's a 1950s-themed diner plus a barbie on the terrace, weather permitting .
- ‘You English are always so frivolous,’ said the Princess. ‘In Russia we have too many troubles to permit of our being light-hearted.’
- "As an instrument of economic policy, incantation does not permit of minor doubts or scruples."
Usage notes
* This is a catenative verb that in the active form takes the gerund (-ing)'', but in passive takes the ''to infinitive . SeeNoun
(en noun)- A construction permit can be obtained from the town offices.
- Go over to the park office and get a permit for the
- 3 shelter.
Etymology 2
An irregular borrowing from (etyl) (m), probably from a Doric variant of (etyl) .Noun
(en-noun)See also
* * (Trachinotus) ----deny
English
Verb
(en-verb)- I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied .
- 'Do! pray do! I shall be the most miserable of men if you don't. You cannot be so cruel as to deny me a favour so easily granted and yet so highly prized!' pleaded he as ardently as if his life depended on it.
- I deny that I was at the party.
- Everyone knows he committed the crime, but he still denies it.
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- My father denied me a good education.
- To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious inclination, than to gratify it.
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- the falsehood of denying his opinion
- thou thrice denied , yet thrice beloved
- if you deny to dance
