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).

  1. Permit; let; give leave to; tolerate of.
  2. Afford; concede; grant; yield.

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