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(verb) allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" |
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Synonyms: take into account |
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Related Words: budget for, calculate, count on, estimate, figure, forecast, reckon |
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(verb) give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research" |
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Synonyms: appropriate, earmark, reserve, set aside |
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Related Words: allot, assign, portion |
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(verb) allow the presence of; "We don't allow dogs here"; "Children are not permitted beyond this point" |
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Synonyms: permit |
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Related Words: allow, countenance, let, permit |
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(verb) let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison" |
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Synonyms: grant |
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Related Words: allowance, give, vouchsafe |
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Antonyms: deny |
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(verb) grant as a discount or in exchange; "The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera" |
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Related Words: discount |
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(verb) give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" |
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Synonyms: countenance, let, permit |
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Related Words: abide, admit, allow, allow in, authorise, authorize, bear, brook, clear, decriminalize, endure, favor, favour, give, include, legalize, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimize, let in, pass, permit, privilege, put up, stand, stomach, suffer, tolerate, trust |
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Antonyms: disallow |
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(verb) make it possible through lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement" |
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Synonyms: let, permit |
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Related Words: pass |
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(verb) allow the other team to score: "give up a run", in baseball |
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Synonyms: give up |
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(verb) afford possibility: "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" |
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Synonyms: admit |
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(verb) make a possibility or provide opportunity for; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion" |
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Synonyms: allow for, leave, provide for |
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Related Words: afford, give, yield |
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