v.
1) ( A ; usu. without the preposition) ('to permit') he ~ed himself no meat
2) ( d ; intr. ) ('to provide') to ~ for (we ~ed for the difference in age; you must ~ for shrinkage)
3) ( D ; tr. ) ('to give') to ~ for (they ~ed an hour for lunch)
4) ( formal ) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ of ('to permit') (our financial situation ~s of no unnecessary expenditures)
5) ( H ) ('to permit') we ~ed the children to go to the park
6) ( formal ) ( L ) ('to admit') I must ~ that he is capable