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present tense form of allow (3rd person singular).

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admit; acknowledge v.
permit an action v.
set aside v.

VERB

admit; acknowledge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

grant

STRONG

acquiesce avow concede confess own

WEAK

let on

Antonyms

STRONG

deny disagree disavow disown dispute dissent reject repudiate

WEAK

disallow disapprove forbid hold keep prohibit protest refuse resist withstand

VERB

permit an action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

approve authorize favor oblige recognize release support tolerate

STRONG

accord accredit admit bear brook certify commission consent empower endorse endure indulge let license okay sanction stand suffer warrant

WEAK

be big be game for free up give a blank check give carte blanche give leave give permission give the go-ahead give the green light go along with grant permission hear of hold with live with pass on put up with sit still for take kindly to

Antonyms

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deny disallow disapprove oppose refuse reject veto

STRONG

disagree dissent prevent protest repel unauthorize withhold

WEAK

forbid hold keep prohibit resist withstand

VERB

set aside

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assign give grant provide

STRONG

admeasure allocate allot apportion deduct lot remit spare

WEAK

mete

Antonyms

STRONGEST

keep take

STRONG

hold withhold

WEAK

deny disallow disapprove forbid prohibit protest refuse reject resist withstand

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The compromise ensures Clearlake’s control for a few more years and allows lenders to increase their valuations of symplr’s loan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Gladwell finds those parts through hours and hours of interviews, which he does in a concentrated block as he allows the story to evolve in his mind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

That yearly cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, is crucial because it allows older Americans to retain their purchasing power.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

It also allows researchers to study how changing the size and shape of individual magnetic vortices affects their behavior.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Finding a job allows a person to establish a positive role in the community, develop a healthy self-image, and keep a distance from negative influences and opportunities for illegal behavior.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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