allow
verb
[ əˈlaʊ ]
• let (someone) have or do something.
• "the dissident was allowed to leave the country"
Similar:
permit,
let,
authorize,
give someone permission to,
give authorization to,
give leave to,
sanction,
grant,
grant someone the right,
license,
empower,
enable,
entitle,
qualify,
consent to,
assent to,
give one's consent/assent to,
give one's blessing to,
give someone/something the nod,
acquiesce in,
agree to,
accede to,
approve of,
tolerate,
countenance,
suffer,
brook,
admit of,
legalize,
legitimatize,
legitimate,
give the go-ahead to,
give the thumbs up to,
OK,
give the OK to,
give the green light to,
say the word,
• give the necessary time or opportunity for.
• "he stopped to allow his eyes to adjust"
• admit the truth of; concede.
• "he allowed that the penalty appeared too harsh for the crime"
Similar:
admit,
acknowledge,
recognize,
agree,
accept,
concede,
grant,
own,
confess,
accede,
Origin:
Middle English (originally in the senses ‘commend, sanction’ and ‘assign as a right’): from Old French alouer, from Latin allaudare ‘to praise’, reinforced by medieval Latin allocare ‘to place’ (see allocate).
