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Allow

/əˈlaʊ/

To let someone do something; to permit or accept

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The teacher will allow us to leave early.She doesn't allow pets in her house.

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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.

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