legitimate vs allow

allow vs legitimate

legitimate is an adjective but allow is not an adjective.

legitimate and allow both are verbs.

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

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

legitimate: make legal
allow: consent to, give permission; permit

Other hypernyms of legitimate include countenance, let, permit.

legitimate (adjective)	allow (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

legitimate (verb)	allow (verb)
make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)	allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
show or affirm to be just and legitimate	give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
make legal	consent to, give permission; permit
	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

Difference between legitimate and allow

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