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allow vs authorise

authorise vs allow

allow and authorise both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allow No No Yes No
authorise No No Yes No
As verbs, authorise is a hyponym of allow; that is, authorise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than allow:
  • allow: consent to, give permission; permit
  • authorise: grant authorization or clearance for
Other hyponyms of allow include abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate, furlough, give, allow, permit, tolerate, 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) authorise (verb)
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something grant authorization or clearance for
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause give or delegate power or authority to
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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