Allow and Erase

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

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Erase is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Erase verb - To destroy all traces of.

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Allow is an antonym for erase in remove topic.

Nearby Words: erasure, erasing, erasable, eraser

ability	allow ability	erase ability
power	allow power	erase power
life	allow life	erase life
people	allow people	erase people
Other words: marriage, control, time, way, characters, world, game, damage, anyone, names, players, powers.

Her other stamps allow her to remember her true history, but if she ever used this one, it would completely erase her old memories.

Source: Literature / The Emperor's Soul
Solymr ultimately realizes that he cannot allow Gavin to erase free will and finds a loophole in his oath of loyalty to aid Emilia.

Source: Dawn of an Era
She was so shaken by it, that she decided to willingly allow Celestia to erase her memories of the event, leaving behind a message to herself if/when she eventually rediscovered the truth again.

Source: Fan Fic / Mass Effect The Equestrian Equation

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