Related Words for allow

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permit
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Verb, Noun
grant
/
Noun, Verb, Noun
admit
x/
Noun, Verb
let
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Verb, Verb
reserve
x/
Verb, Verb
appropriate
x/xx
Verb, Verb
leave
/
Verb, Verb
countenance
/xx
Verb, Verb
earmark
/x
Verb, Verb
allow for
x//
Phrase, Verb
give up
//
Phrase, Verb
provide for
x//
Phrase, Verb
set aside
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take into account
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
disallow
xx/
Verb, Verb
prevent
x/
Verb, Verb
forbid
x/
Verb, Verb
refuse
x/
Noun, Noun
prohibit
x/x
Verb, Verb
veto
/x
Verb, Noun, Verb
enable
x/x
Verb
require
x/x
Verb
encourage
x/x
Verb
restrict
x/
Verb
facilitate
x/xx
Verb
compel
x/
Verb
forcing
/x
Verb
provide
x/
Verb
able
/x
Adjective
extend
x/
Verb
dictate
x/
Verb
impede
x/
Verb
empower
x/x
Verb
give
/
Verb
make
/
Verb
continue
x/x
Verb
constrain
x/
Verb
preclude
x/
Verb
necessitate
x/xx
Verb
will
/
Noun
hinder
/x
Verb
confine
x/
Verb
want
/
Verb
discourage
x/x
Verb
persuade
x/
Verb
seek
/
Verb
help
/
Noun
instruct
x/
Verb
induce
x/
Verb
deprive
x/
Verb
take
/
Verb
create
x/
Verb
invite
x/
Verb
authorize
/xx
Verb
incorporate
x/xx
Verb
utilize
/xx
Verb
intend
x/
Verb
convince
x/
Verb
need
/
Noun
displace
x/
Verb
impose
x/
Verb
threaten
/x
Verb
retain
x/
Verb
introduce
xx/
Verb
initiate
x/xx
Verb
entice
x/
Verb
manage
/x
Verb
accompany
x/xx
Verb
incentivize
x/xx
Noun
tempt
/
Verb
entitle
x/x
Verb
engage
x/
Verb
inhibit
x/x
Verb
bring
/
Verb
stifle
/x
Verb
conspire
x/x
Verb
stipulate
/xx
Verb
assure
x/
Verb
attempting
x/x
Verb
curtail
x/
Verb
accommodate
x/xx
Verb
prepare
x/
Verb
designate
/xx
Verb
adjust
x/
Verb
deter
x/
Verb
apply
x/
Verb
incite
x/
Verb
hold
/
Noun
alter
/x
Verb
manipulate
x/xx
Verb
sufficient
x/x
Adjective
generate
/xx
Verb
proceed
x/
Verb
enough
x/
Adjective
establish
x/x
Verb
cannot
/x
Adjective
prompting
/x
Verb
necessary
/xxx
Adjective
begin
x/
Verb
provoke
x/
Verb
define
x/
Verb
regulate
/xx
Verb
combine
/x
Verb
obstruct
x/
Verb
should
/
Verb, Noun
stimulate
/xx
Verb
integrate
/xx
Verb
could
/
Verb, Noun
insure
x/
Verb
connect
x/
Verb
arrange
x/
Verb
expect
x/
Verb
forego
x/
Verb
remind
x/
Verb
choose
/
Verb
tolerate
/xx
Verb
forgo
x/
Verb
dissuade
x/
Verb
promote
x/
Verb
expose
x/
Verb
employ
x/
Verb
decide
x/
Verb
authorise
xxx
Verb
inspire
x/
Verb
interfere
xx/
Verb
suppress
x/
Verb
motivate
/xx
Verb
tend
/
Verb
inform
x/
Verb
defer
x/
Verb
exclude
x/
Verb
bother
/x
Verb
impel
x/
Verb
restrain
x/
Verb
activate
/xx
Verb
ensure
x/
Verb
divert
x/
Verb
consolidate
x/xx
Verb
utilise
x/x
Verb
operate
/xx
Verb
instigate
/xx
Verb
must
/
Verb, Noun
enhance
x/
Verb
attach
x/
Verb
obtain
x/
Verb
infuse
x/
Verb
disturb
x/
Verb
eliminate
x/xx
Verb
teach
/
Verb
propel
x/
Verb
unable
x/x
Adjective
encircle
x/x
Verb
reinstate
xx/
Verb
overrule
/xx
Verb
coerce
x/
Verb
remove
x/
Verb
thwart
/
Verb
elevate
/xx
Verb
segregate
/xx
Verb
ability
x/xx
Noun
consider
x/x
Verb
afford
x/
Verb
offer
/x
Noun
allocate
/xx
Verb
absorb
x/
Verb
assist
x/
Verb
accept
x/
Verb
accord
x/
Noun
permission
x/x
Noun
have
/
Verb
license
/x
Noun
concede
x/
Verb
let in
/x
Phrase, Verb
consent
x/
Noun
allowance
x/x
Noun
indulge
x/
Verb
accede
x/
Verb
avail
x/
Noun
yield
/
Noun
lend
/
Verb
maximum
/xx
Adjective
incubate
/xx
Adverb
air
/
Verb
abbess
x/
Noun
abbot
/x
Noun
abbott
/x
Name
abel
/x
Name
abide
x/
Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
acknowledge
x/x
Verb
acquire
x/x
Verb
adams
/x
Name
adelaide
/xx
Name
admiral
/xx
Noun
agree
x/
Verb
al
x
Noun
anna
/x
Name
anticipate
x/xx
Verb
approve
x/
Verb
are
/
Noun
arrival
x/x
Noun
ascending
x/x
Adjective, Noun
authorised
/xx
Adjective
award
x/
Noun, Verb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bold
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
brook
/
Noun, Verb
capable
/xx
Adjective
carrier
/xx
Noun
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
coming
/x
Noun, Adjective
condone
x/
Verb
contribute
x/x
Verb
cycle
/x
Noun, Verb
deduct
x/
Verb
default
x/
Noun, Verb
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
deny
x/
Verb
devote
x/
Verb, Adjective
drops
/
Verb, Noun
end
/
Noun, Verb
endure
x/
Verb
enjoyable
x/xx
Adjective
equip
x/
Verb
excuse
x/
Noun, Verb
favor
/x
Noun, Verb
favour
/x
Noun, Verb
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
foresee
x/
Verb
fortunate
/xx
Adjective
foster
/x
Name, Verb, Adjective
free
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
freedom
/x
Noun
fun
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
greet
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
guarantee
xx/
Noun, Verb
harassing
x/x
Adjective, Noun
henceforth
//
Adverb
hereafter
x/x
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
host
/
Noun, Verb
how
/
Adverb, Noun
identify
x/xx
Verb
include
x/
Verb, Noun
interdict
/xx
Noun, Verb
involve
x/
Verb
keep
/
Verb, Noun
lead
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
legalize
/xx
Verb
legitimate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
legitimize
x/xx
Verb
leis
/
Noun, Verb
licence
/x
Noun, Verb
maintain
x/
Verb
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
medal
/x
Noun, Verb
millennial
x/xx
Adjective, Name
mode
/
Noun
mote
/
Noun, Verb
okay
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
open
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
options
/x
Noun
order
/x
Noun, Verb
pass
/
Verb, Noun
pave
/
Verb
pay
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
permissive
x/x
Adjective
possible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
predict
x/
Verb, Noun
privilege
/x
Noun, Verb
promise
/x
Noun, Verb
proscribe
x/
Verb
purpose
/x
Noun, Verb
put
/
Verb, Noun
put up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
ratification
xxx/x
Noun
receive
x/
Verb, Noun
recognise
/xx
Verb
recognize
/xx
Verb
render
/x
Verb, Noun
restriction
x/x
Noun
result
x/
Noun, Verb
rip
/
Verb, Name
sanction
/x
Noun, Verb
secure
x/
Verb, Adjective
serve
/
Verb, Noun
skip
/
Verb, Noun
sound
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
stand
/
Verb, Noun
stomach
/x
Noun, Verb
stop
/
Verb, Noun
suffer
/x
Verb
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
save
/
Verb, Noun
tell
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
anymore
xx/
Adverb
sorta
/x
Adverb
die
/
Verb, Noun
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb