Allow and Encourage

Allow

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

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

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Encourage verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.

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Allow and encourage are semantically related in prefer topic. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Encourage".

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

violence	allow violence	encourage violence
people	allow people	encourage people
men	allow men	encourage men
children	allow children	encourage children
Other words: sort, rest, use, way, characters, anyone, player, women, players, relationships, girls.

When designing a multiplayer game, whether tabletop or computer, the rules may allow/encourage different levels of cooperation and competition between the participating players.

Source: Sliding Scale of Cooperation vs. Competition
And the computer system is deliberately set up to allow and encourage this sort of competition/play/hacking.

Source: Playful Hacker
Valve introduced a new rule to the contest that would allow teams finishing in 2nd and 3rd place to win games as well in order to encourage people to spend more money and compete against each other.

Source: Obvious Rule Patch

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