Allow and Defer

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

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Defer is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Defer verb - To assign to a later time.

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Allow is an antonym for defer in put off topic.

time	allow time	defer time
way	allow way	defer way

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