endure vs allow

allow vs endure

endure and allow both are verbs.

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

As verbs, allow is a hypernym of endure; that is, allow is a word with a broader meaning than endure:

endure: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
allow: consent to, give permission; permit

Other hypernyms of endure include countenance, let, permit.

endure (verb)	allow (verb)
put up with something or somebody unpleasant	allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
undergo or be subjected to	give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
continue to live and avoid dying	consent to, give permission; permit
last and be usable	allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
face and withstand with courage	let have
persist for a specified period of time	grant as a discount or in exchange
continue to exist	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 endure and allow

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