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Permitted vs Warranted - What's the difference?

permitted | warranted |

As verbs the difference between permitted and warranted

is that permitted is past tense of permit while warranted is past tense of warrant.

As an adjective warranted is

authorized with a warrant.

permitted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (permit)
  • *
    • They stayed together during three dances, went out on to the terrace, explored wherever they were permitted to explore, paid two visits to the buffet, and enjoyed themselves much in the same way as if they had been school-children surreptitiously breaking loose from an assembly of grown-ups.

    warranted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (warrant)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Authorized with a warrant.
  • Deserved, necessary.
    • Under the circumstances, his outburst was not warranted .