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allow vs assign

assign vs allow

allow and assign both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allow No No Yes No
assign No No Yes No
As verbs, assign is a hypernym of allow; that is, assign is a word with a broader meaning than allow:
  • allow: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
  • assign: give out
Other hypernyms of allow include allot, portion.
allow (verb) assign (verb)
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something select something or someone for a specific purpose
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause attribute or credit to
consent to, give permission; permit decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting attribute or give
let have transfer one's right to
grant as a discount or in exchange give out
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen make undue claims to having
allow the other (baseball) team to score give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
afford possibility
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