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allow vs abide

abide vs allow

allow and abide both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allow No No Yes No
abide No No Yes No
As verbs, abide is a hyponym of allow; that is, abide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than allow:
  • allow: consent to, give permission; permit
  • abide: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
Other hyponyms of allow include bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate, furlough, give, allow, permit, tolerate, authorise, authorize, clear, pass, admit, include, let in, favor, favour, privilege, decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize, trust, admit, allow in, intromit, let in.
allow (verb) abide (verb)
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something put up with something or somebody unpleasant
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause dwell
consent to, give permission; permit
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
let have
grant as a discount or in exchange
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
allow the other (baseball) team to score
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
afford possibility
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