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View definitions for allow

allow

verb as in admit; acknowledge

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verb as in set aside

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This week, Florida became the 36th state to allow same-sex marriage.

First, they allow Paul to siphon off attention from whichever potential candidate is making news.

By contrast, a gun will allow a pilot to attack hostile forces that are less than 300 feet from friendly ground forces.

Cover with plastic wrap and allow the dates to soften, about 15 minutes.

Allow beans to cool completely then remove to a paper towel-lined plate to dry.

This treacherous sort of calm, we thought, might forbode a storm, and we did not allow it to lull us into security.

I cannot believe that a good God would create or tolerate a Devil, nor that he would allow the Devil to tempt man.

I allow we shan't never set eyes on ter her, Jos. I've got jest thet feelin' abaout it.

It would not do to allow his son to do anything that would upset his dignity, though he loved him very much indeed.

I never see sech hosses; 'n' they're jest like kittens; they've ben drefful pets, I allow.

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On this page you'll find 206 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to allow, such as: grant, acquiesce, avow, concede, confess, and own.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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