allow vs accept

accept vs allow

allow and accept both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
allow	No	No	Yes	No
accept	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, accept is a hypernym of allow; that is, accept is a word with a broader meaning than allow:

allow: consent to, give permission; permit
accept: give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

Other hypernyms of allow include consent, go for.

allow (verb)	accept (verb)
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something	consider or hold as true
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause	react favorably to; consider right and proper
consent to, give permission; permit	tolerate or accommodate oneself to
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting	be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
let have	give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
grant as a discount or in exchange	receive willingly something given or offered
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen	take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
allow the other (baseball) team to score	admit into a group or community
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain	receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
afford possibility	make use of or accept for some purpose
	be designed to hold or take

Difference between allow and accept

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