ALLOW


Meaning of ALLOW in English

verb

1.

Synonyms: allot , admeasure, allocate, apportion, assign, give, lot, mete (out)

Related Word: bestow, confer

Contrasted words: refuse

2.

Synonyms: acknowledge 1, admit, avow, concede, confess, fess (up), grant, let on, own, own up

Related Word: accede, acquiesce, assent

Contrasted words: confute, refute, reject

Antonyms: disallow

3.

Synonyms: let 2, have, leave, permit, suffer

Related Word: brook, endure, stand, tolerate; defer, submit, yield

Contrasted words: avert, prevent, ward (off)

Antonyms: inhibit

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