Permit and Withhold

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Permit

Permit verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
Usage example: the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds
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Antonyms for Permit
Withhold is an antonym for permit.
Nearby Words: permitted, permission, permissive, permissible, permitting

Withhold

Withhold verb - To be unwilling to grant.
Usage example: must withhold official approval until all the proper forms have been submitted
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Synonyms for Withhold
Antonyms for Withhold
Permit is an antonym for withhold in keep back topic.
Nearby Word: withholding
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Common collocations

support permit support withhold support
use permit use withhold use
release permit release withhold release
torture permit torture withhold torture
Other words: daughter.
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