Thesaurus
let
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of LET
1
to give permission to <my parents would not let me drive until I had a job and could pay for my own gas>
2
<my parents would not let me drive until I had a job and could pay for my own gas> chiefly British to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment <the pensioner has begun letting rooms in her East End home to earn some extra money>
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to fail to prevent (some behavior on someone's part) especially from neglect or indifference <they let their kids get away with murder>
Related Words brush (aside or off), condone, disregard, ignore, overlook, shrug off, wink (at); excuse, forgive, pardon; brook, cater (to), give in (to), humor, indulge
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