allow vs allow

allow and allow both are verbs.

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

As verbs, allow is a hyponym of allow; that is, allow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than allow:

allow: consent to, give permission; permit
allow: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

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

allow: allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
allow: consent to, give permission; permit

Other hypernyms of allow include countenance, let, permit.

allow (verb)	allow (verb)
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something	allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause	give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
consent to, give permission; permit	consent to, give permission; permit
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting	allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
let have	let have
grant as a discount or in exchange	grant as a discount or in exchange
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen	make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
allow the other (baseball) team to score	allow the other (baseball) team to score
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
afford possibility	afford possibility