v. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: ALLOT , admeasure, allocate, apportion, assign, give, lot, mete (out)
Related Words: bestow, confer
Contrasted Words: refuse
2
Synonyms: ACKNOWLEDGE 1, admit, avow, concede, confess, fess (up), grant, let on, own, own up
Related Words: accede, acquiesce, assent
Contrasted Words: confute, refute, reject
Antonyms: disallow
3
Synonyms: LET 2, have, leave, permit, suffer
Related Words: brook, endure, stand, tolerate; defer, submit, yield
Contrasted Words: avert, prevent, ward (off)
Antonyms: inhibit