Allow and Commit

Allow

Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.

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Commit and allow are semantically related in make topic. In some cases you can use "Commit" instead a verb "Allow".

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Commit verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.

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Allow and commit are semantically related in make topic. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Commit".

violence	allow violence	commit violence
action	allow action	commit action
attack	allow attack	commit attack
control	allow control	commit control
Other words: sort, number, time, way, suicide.

Regrettably, that will kill everyone in the bunker, and as a devout Catholic nun she cannot commit the mortal sin of suicide, nor can she allow her ally to commit it for her.

Source: I Cannot Self-Terminate
The Legend of Zelda 3D games generally prevent Link from using weapons while in houses and other town buildings, but the 2D games allow him to commit violence everywhere.

Source: Guns in Church
Delenn apparently intended to commit suicide herself to allow her political desires to be made.

Source: Thanatos Gambit

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