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Allow

verb
/əˈlaʊ/
Word Frequency: 64.3

Definitions

1.verbTo grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
"to allow a servant his liberty;  to allow a free passage;  to allow one day for rest"
2.verbTo acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
"to allow a right;  to allow a claim;  to allow the truth of a proposition"
3.verbTo grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
"To allow a sum for leakage."
4.verbTo grant license to; to permit; to consent to.
"Smoking allowed only in designated areas."
5.verbTo not bar or obstruct.
"Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being."
6.verbTo acknowledge or concede.
7.verbTo take into account by making an allowance.
"When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for contingencies."
8.verbTo render physically possible.
9.verbTo praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
10.verbTo sanction; to invest; to entrust.
11.verbTo like; to be suited or pleased with.

Synonyms

admitallotassignbestowconcedeletpermitsuffertolerateallow forgrantappropriate

Rhymes With

endowbowthouavowsacred cowbrowplowvow
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