ALLOW.
Synonyms:
| admit, | consent to, | let, | sanction, | tolerate, |
| concede, | grant, | permit, | suffer, | yield. |
We allow that which we do not attempt to hinder; we permit that to which we give some express authorization. When this is given verbally it is called permission; when in writing it is commonly called a permit. There are establishments that any one will be allowed to visit without challenge or hindrance; there are others that no one is allowed to visit without a permit from the manager; there are others to which visitors are admitted at specified times, without a formal permit. We allow a child's innocent intrusion; we concede a right; grant a request; consent to a sale of property; permit an inspection of accounts; sanction a marriage; tolerate the rudeness of a well-meaning servant; submit to a surgical operation; yield to a demand or necessity against our wish or will, or yield something under compulsion; as, the sheriff yielded the keys at the muzzle of a revolver, and allowed the mob to enter. Suffer, in the sense of mild concession, is now becoming rare, its[36] place being taken by allow, permit, or tolerate. Compare [PERMISSION].
Antonyms:
| deny, | disapprove, | protest, | reject, | withstand. |
| disallow, | forbid, | refuse, | resist, |
See also synonyms for [PROHIBIT].
Prepositions:
To allow of (in best recent usage, simply to allow) such an action; allow one in such a course; allow for spending-money.