Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Allow (-ed)
allow (-ed), v. [OFr < L. allaudā-re, praise and L. allocā-re, place, bestow.] (webplay: compensation, fathers, freedom allowable among friends, give, justify, limited, permit, truth).
- Permit; let; give leave to; tolerate of.
- Afford; concede; grant; yield.
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