Allow and Allocate

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Allow

Allow verb - To give as a share or portion.

Usage example: allowed each camper one match to light his fire

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Allocate is a synonym for allow in set aside topic. In some cases you can use "Allocate" instead a verb "Allow", when it comes to topics like give, collect.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Allocate

Allocate verb - To give as a share or portion.

Usage example: not enough computers to allocate one to every student

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Allow is a synonym for allocate in assign topic. You can use "Allow" instead a verb "Allocate", if it concerns topics such as collect.

Nearby Words: allotment, allocation, allocator, allocating

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Common collocations

power	allow power	allocate power
life	allow life	allocate life
amount	allow amount	allocate amount
number	allow number	allocate number
Other words: time, use, way, space, items, points, guns.

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