Allow and Forbear

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

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Forbear is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Forbear verb - To resist the temptation of.

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Allow is an antonym for forbear in resist the temptation to topic.

Nearby Words: forbearing, forbearance

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