Hypernyms for "allow"
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Hypernyms
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abide
admit
allow
allow in
allowance
authorise
authorize
bear
brook
budget for
clear
decriminalise
decriminalize
digest
endure
favor
favour
furlough
give
include
intromit
legalise
legalize
legitimate
legitimatise
legitimatize
legitimise
legitimize
let in
pass
permit
privilege
put up
stand
stick out
stomach
suffer
support
tolerate
trust
vouchsafe
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.