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non-stop, continuously, endlessly, ceaselessly, unendingly,
interminably: Is the boy permanently disabled? According to one
theory the universe will not continue to expand permanently.
permeate v. imbue, diffuse, penetrate, pervade, infiltrate, enter,
spread through(out), saturate, seep through(out), percolate
through, soak through: He felt the warmth permeate every limb.
Greed seemed to permeate every level of society.
permissible
adj. allowable, admissible, acceptable, allowed, permitted,
tolerable, legal, licit, lawful, legitimate, authorized, proper,
(all) right; pardonable, excusable, venial, Colloq OK or okay,
kosher, legit: Some things that are permissible are not
necessarily honourable.
permission
n. consent, assent, leave, acquiescence, sufferance, tolerance,
laxity, leniency or lenience, leave, licence, sanction,
acceptance, authorization, approval, approbation, countenance,
allowance, liberty, indulgence, sufferance; franchise,
enfranchisement: Have you permission to watch television? She
eats anything she likes with the doctor's permission.
permissive
adj. assenting, consenting, indulgent, lenient, latitudinarian,
acquiescent, lax, easygoing, liberal, tolerant,
non-constraining, non-restrictive, libertarian: Allison grew up
in the permissive society of the 1960s.
permit v. 1 Often, permit to. allow, agree (to), consent (to), give
permission or leave (to), authorize, sanction, license,
tolerate, countenance, suffer, brook, admit, grant, enable,
empower, franchise, enfranchise; let: He permitted me to use
his name as a reference. Do they permit smoking here?
--n. 2 licence, authority, authorization, franchise, warrant;
pass, passport, visa: Your parking permit expired last week.
Shirley has a permit to visit Tibet.
perpendicular
adj. 1 erect, upright, vertical, plumb, straight (up and down):
The plumb-line shows that the wall isn't perpendicular. 2