allow vs decriminalize

allow and decriminalize both are verbs.

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

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

allow (verb)	decriminalize (verb)
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something	make legal
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
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