Allow and Encounter

Allow

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

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Encounter and allow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Encounter" instead a verb "Allow".

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Encounter verb - To come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face.

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Allow and encounter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Encounter".

Nearby Words: encountered, encountering

life	allow life	encounter life
man	allow man	encounter man
people	allow people	encounter people
men	allow men	encounter men
Other words: number, time, room, characters, game, anyone, women.

Many Shin Megami Tensei games allow you to talk to demons instead of fighting them as soon as you encounter them.

Source: Verbal Judo
Some abilities will allow a character to return a used Force power to their suite during an encounter.

Source: Tabletop Game / Star Wars d20
A bulletproof vest, some blood packs and a bit of Playing Possum allow him to live through his encounter with the hitman sent after him.

Source: Fan Fic / The Second Try

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