allow vs include

include vs allow

allow and include both are verbs.

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

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

allow: consent to, give permission; permit
include: allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of

Other hyponyms of allow include abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate, furlough, give, allow, permit, tolerate, authorise, authorize, clear, pass, admit, let in, favor, favour, privilege, decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize, trust, admit, allow in, intromit, let in.

allow (verb)	include (verb)
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something	add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause	consider as part of something
consent to, give permission; permit	allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting	have as a part, be made up out of
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

Difference between allow and include

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