Allow and Defend against

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

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Defend against is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

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Allow is an antonym for defend against in topics: prevent, keep from happening or continuing.

Solars have two Charms (one each in Awareness and Dodge) that allow them to detect and defend against an unexpected attack.

Source: Kung-Fu Clairvoyance
One common plot element is the Hero having to acquire one of these to allow him to defend against and/or defeat the Villain, who has the counterpart, making each item a Nemesis Weapon to the other.

Source: Counterpart Artifacts

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