Allow and Confer

Allow

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

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Confer and allow are semantically related in give topic. In some cases you can use "Confer" instead a verb "Allow", when it comes to topics like offer.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Confer

Confer verb - To give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly.

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Allow and confer are semantically related in give topic. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Confer", if it concerns topics such as offer.

Nearby Words: conference, conferred, conferring, conferment

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Common collocations

ability	allow ability	confer ability
power	allow power	confer power
name	allow name	confer name
control	allow control	confer control
Other words: sort, range, degree, advantage, items, points, powers, abilities.

Both words in one sentence

In FE 4, there exist numerous rings that confer +5 to a particular parameter, and a unit can hold as many of these as the inventory will allow.

Source: Game Breaker / Fire Emblem

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