Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To let someone do something; to permit or accept
Allow
/əˈlaʊ/Synonyms:
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Examples:
The next train will be allowed to leave that evening.
Neuner allows himself to be escorted out by the police officer.
Control is resistance, and allowing is surrender.
Etymology:
Borrowed from Middle English allowen which came from Old French aloer meaning to allocate, to assign, which originates from Latin allocare, from ad- + locare, meaning to place.
Usage Statistics:
291 mentions per 1 million words 
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