Allow
Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
Handicap
Handicap verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.
Nearby Words: handicapped, handicapping
Common collocations
| characters | allow characters | handicap characters |
| game | allow game | handicap game |
| anyone | allow anyone | handicap anyone |
| players | allow players | handicap players |
| Other words: games. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Chinese rules allow free placement of handicap stones, so potentially there is no limit to the size of handicap that could be given.
Source: Tabletop Game / Go - Constitution has been amended to allow the Handicapper General to physically handicap anyone with an advantage.
Source: Literature / Harrison Bergeron - The idea is to allow both players to share an enjoyable game, so the size of the handicap is adjusted to their respective playing strengths.
Source: Tabletop Game / Go
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