Allow and Bear

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Allow

Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
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Bear is a synonym for allow in behaviour topic. In some cases you can use "Bear" instead a verb "Allow", when it comes to topics like take, tolerate, permit, means.
Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Bear

Bear verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).
Usage example: I can't bear the thought of losing another loved one
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Allow is a synonym for bear in tolerate topic. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Bear", if it concerns topics such as take, means, permission, endure.
Nearby Words: bearing, bearish, bearer, bearskin, beared

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power allow power bear power
life allow life bear life
children allow children bear children
name allow name bear name
Other words: number, time, items, names, weapons.

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  • Film / Return of the Living Dead 3 Driven to Suicide: Julie can't bear existence as a zombie, and Curt can't bear existence without her, so they both allow themselves to die in a fire at the end.
    Source: Film / Return of the Living Dead 3
  • Literature / Collegia Magica They allow them to stay close to those they care about.” Power Tattoo: Members of magically talented families are required to bear a tattoo of their family device on the back of the left hand, whether they themselves are magically inclined or not.
    Source: Literature / Collegia Magica
  • In Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy, Lirael can make skins that allow her to take on the form of an otter, or a bear, or an owl, but each one alters her temperament for a while, even when she takes them off (the otter-skin gives her a great craving for fish, for example).
    Source: The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body
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