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allowed

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allow
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Sense: Verb: give others permission
Synonyms:
let Collocations, give sb permission, grant sb permission, give sb your blessing, give sb your consent, permit Collocations, authorize, authorise (UK), give sb approval, give sb the go-ahead, give sb the OK (informal), give sb the okay (informal), give sb the thumbs-up (informal), green-light, give the green light to, give sth the nod, license Collocations, humor Collocations, humour (UK)
Sense: Verb: permit to happen
Synonyms:
permit Collocations, tolerate, suffer Collocations, endure Collocations, put up with (informal), countenance, go along with (informal), grin and bear (informal), look the other way, consent to, give permission for, authorize, authorise (UK), green-light, sanction Collocations, OK Collocations (informal), okay (informal), approve Collocations, assent to, give your blessing to, give the go-ahead to, give the thumbs-up to (informal), welcome sth with open arms
Antonyms:
forbid Collocations, prohibit, say no, ban Collocations, bar Collocations, prevent Collocations
Sense: Verb: admit
Synonyms:
admit Collocations, acknowledge Collocations, concede, agree Collocations, accept Collocations, grant Collocations, recognize Collocations, recognise (UK), confess Collocations, acquiesce, yield Collocations
Sense: Verb: enable
Synonyms:
enable Collocations, let Collocations, permit Collocations, empower Collocations, be responsible for, have a hand in (informal)
Sense: Verb: allocate
Synonyms:
allow for, allocate, allot, make provision for, apportion, set aside, grant Collocations, give Collocations

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