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allow vs legitimate

legitimate vs allow

allow is not an adjective while legitimate is an adjective.

allow and legitimate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
allow No No Yes No
legitimate No Yes Yes No
As verbs, legitimate is a hyponym of allow; that is, legitimate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than allow:
  • allow: consent to, give permission; permit
  • legitimate: make legal
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, include, let in, favor, favour, privilege, decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legalize, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize, trust, admit, allow in, intromit, let in.
allow (adjective) legitimate (adjective)
of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
based on known statements or events or conditions
allow (verb) legitimate (verb)
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause show or affirm to be just and legitimate
consent to, give permission; permit make legal
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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