Allow and Equip

Allow

Allow verb - To make able or possible.

Usage example: a patient's canceled appointment allowed the doctor to squeeze in a few extra phone calls

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

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Equip verb - To make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function.

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Allow and equip are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Equip".

Nearby Words: equipment, equipage, equipping

ability	allow ability	equip ability
amount	allow amount	equip amount
number	allow number	equip number
characters	allow characters	equip characters
Other words: magic, items, player, weapons, guns, abilities.

The Paper Mario games allow you to equip badges that change the sound of your attacks to things like slide whistles and crickets chirping.

Source: Silliness Switch
An easy "any enemy" strategy is to equip Whitkin with Flare as his only attack option and give him the augments to allow him to cast through walls.

Source: Game Breaker / Final Fantasy
Similarly, you have to equip certain context-sensitive gadgets like the Trespasser and Hydrodisplacer to use them, while later games would allow you to simply use them when the context arises.

Source: Franchise / Ratchet & Clank

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