I.to let go through, suffer to pass through.
I. Lit. (very rare): fenestellae permittant columbas ad introitum exitumque, Pall. 1, 24, 1. —
II. Transf., to let go, let loose: “equos permittunt in hostem,” i. e. ride at full speed, Liv. 3, 61: equum concitatum ad hostium aciem, Sisenn. ap. Non. 162, 3: “se incautius in hostem,” i. e. to rush upon, Hirt. B. G. 8, 48: multi ex summo se permitterent, sprang down, Sisenn. ap. Non. 162, 5: “gregem campo,” to turn out into, Nemes. Ecl. 7.—Mid., to spread, extend, reach: odor possit permitti longius, spreads farther, Lucr 4, 688: “deserta regio ad Arimphaeos usque permittitur,” extends, Mel. 1, 19, 20.—
2. In partic.
a. To send away, export: “caseos trans maria,” Col. 7, 8, 6.—
b. To let fly, cast, hurl, throw, so as to reach the mark: “saxum permittit in hostem,” Ov. M. 12, 282; 14, 182: “longius tela,” Hirt. B. G. 8, 9: “quācumque datur permittere visus,” to direct, cast, Sil. 3, 534.—
B. Trop.
1. To let loose, let go (rare): “tribunatum,” to make free use of, exercise without reserve, Liv. 2, 56: “se ad aliquam rem,” to strive after a thing, Gell. 6, 16, 1: “habenas equo,” Tib. 4, 1, 92.—
2. To give up, leave, intrust, surrender, commit (class.; “syn.: committo, commendo): totum ei negotium permisi,” Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 9, 2: “permittitur infinita potestas,” id. Agr. 2, 13, 33: “aliquem judicum potestati,” id. Font. 14, 40: “alicui summam belli administrandi,” Caes. B. C. 1, 36: “fortunas suas fidei alicujus,” id. B. G. 5, 3: “alicui licentiam agendarum rerum,” Sall. J. 103, 3: “permissum ipsi erat, faceret, quod vellet,” Liv. 24, 14: “aliquem vitae,” to give one his life, Luc. 7, 731: “feminas maribus,” Col. 6, 24: permittere se, to give up or surrender one's self: “se suaque omnia in fidem atque potestatem populi Romani permittere,” Caes. B. G. 2, 3, 2: “se suaque omnia eorum potestati permittere,” id. ib. 2, 31, 3; Liv. 36, 28: “se in deditionem consulis,” id. 8, 20; 40, 49—
3. To give leave, let, allow, suffer, grant, permit (class.; “syn.: sino, patior): neque discessisset a me, nisi ego ei permisissem,” Cic. Fam. 13, 71: “tibi permitto respondere, ne, etc.,” id. N. D. 3, 1, 4: “quis Antonio permisit, ut, etc.,” id. de Or. 2, 90, 366: “ipsis judicibus conjecturam facere,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 9, § 22; Caes. B. C. 1, 50: “ibi permisso, ut, etc.,” Liv. 6, 25; 34, 31: “ut tuto transire permittatur,” Sen. Ben. 4, 12, 2: “permissus ut regnaret,” Curt. 8, 12, 6; Cic. de Or. 2, 90, 368; Liv. 35, 20: “non permittitur reprimere impetum,” Sen. Ira, 1, 7, 4: “si conjectare permittitur,” Plin. 4, 14, 28, § 99: permittere sibi, with a foll. object-clause, to allow or permit one's self, to venture to do a thing, Quint. 1, 4, 3.— So with acc.: “nil non permittit mulier sibi, Juv 6, 457: permitto aliquid iracundiae tuae,” to make allowance for, Cic. Sull. 16, 46: “inimicitias sibi cum aliquo susceptas patribus conscriptis et temporibus rei publicae,” to sacrifice them to the state of the country, id. Sest. 33, 72.—Hence, permis-sus , a, um, P. a.
A. Permitted; hence, subst.: permissum , i, n., a permission: “utor permisso,” Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 45; Dig. 11, 7, 8; Inscr. Grut. 80, 13.—
B. Let go, Plaut. ap. Fest. p. 215 Müll.
