Select the most appropriate synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
He wanted to buy some books, but his purse did not permit that.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. grant.
Permit means to allow or enable someone to do something; give authorization or approval.
The meanings of the options are as follows.
- Warrant : Justify or necessitate a particular course of action; not synonymous with "permit."
- Patent : A government authority or license that gives someone the right to make, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years; not synonymous with "permit."
- Grant : To give something, especially a right or power, officially or formally; synonymous with "permit."
- Tolerate : Allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of something that one dislikes or disagrees with.
Hence, the correct answer would be grant.