Hyphenation of permit

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word permit? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

per-mit

Definitions of permit:

1.	A legal document giving official permission to do something
2.	The act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
3.	Large game fish Found in waters of the West Indies
4.	Consent to, give permission She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband I won't let the police search her basement I cannot allow you to see your exam
5.	Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen This permits the water to rush in This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement This will permit the rain to run off
6.	Allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting We don't allow dogs here Children are not permitted beyond this point We cannot tolerate smoking in the hospital

Synonyms of permit:

noun	license, licence, legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
noun	license, permission, authorization, authorisation, empowerment
noun	Trachinotus falcatus, pompano
verb	allow, let, countenance, accept, consent, go for
verb	let, allow
verb	allow, tolerate, allow, let, countenance

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.