allow vs provide

provide vs allow

allow and provide both are verbs.

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

As verbs, allow and provide are synonyms defined as:

allow and provide: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

Other synonyms of allow include allow for, leave.

allow (verb)	provide (verb)
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something	take measures in preparation for
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
consent to, give permission; permit	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting	give something useful or necessary to
let have	supply means of subsistence; earn a living
grant as a discount or in exchange	mount or put up
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
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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