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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
"This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"
同义词：
let
permit
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consent to, give permission
"I cannot allow you to see your exam"
同义词：
permit
let
countenance
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let have
"Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
同义词：
grant
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give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
同义词：
appropriate
earmark
set aside
reserve
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make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
"The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"
同义词：
leave
allow for
provide
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allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
"I allow for this possibility"
同义词：
take into account
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afford possibility
"This short story allows of several different interpretations"
同义词：
admit
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allow the other (baseball) team to score
同义词：
give up
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grant as a discount or in exchange
"The camera store owner allowed me $50 on my old camera"
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allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
"We don't allow dogs here"
同义词：
permit
tolerate