permit
The agency will permit permit applications via email.
The sentence states that the agency allows applications for licenses to be submitted via email.
Meanings
to allow, authorize, or give permission for
- The rules permit two carry-on bags.
- Smoking is not permitted on the premises.
an official document granting permission to do something
- You'll need a building permit before construction.
- The driving permit expires next month.
Word origin
From Latin permittere ('to allow, let through'), formed from per- ('through') + mittere ('to send, let go'). The same Latin root produces 'mission', 'commit', 'omit', 'submit', and 'transmit' — all involving sending or letting things go. The verb-noun stress alternation follows the trochaic noun rule.
Fun fact
The Latin mittere ('to send') is one of the most productive roots in English — it underlies a huge family: 'mission', 'message', 'commit', 'admit', 'submit', 'permit', 'omit', 'remit', 'dismiss', 'transmit', 'emit', and many more. Each adds a different prefix (com-, ad-, sub-, per-, etc.) to specify the manner or direction of sending.