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assign vs allow

allow vs assign

assign and allow both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
assign No No Yes No
allow No No Yes No
As verbs, allow is a hyponym of assign; that is, allow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than assign:
  • assign: give out
  • allow: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
Other hyponyms of assign include appropriate, earmark, reserve, set aside, allocate, apportion.
assign (verb) allow (verb)
select something or someone for a specific purpose allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
attribute or credit to give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme consent to, give permission; permit
attribute or give allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
transfer one's right to let have
give out grant as a discount or in exchange
make undue claims to having make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) 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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