let synonyms

let

v.

  1. To permit

    allow, permit, suffer, cause to; see allow 1.

  2. To award; said especially of contracts

    make, sign, grant, assign, engage, let out, hire out; see also give 1.

    Antonyms cancel*, repudiate*, break. *

  3. To rent

    lease, hire, sublet; see rent 1. See syn. study at allow, hire.

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