Allow and Handle

Allow

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

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

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Handle verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).

Usage example: I can't handle much more of this foul weather

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Allow and handle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Handle".

Nearby Words: hand, handled, handling, handler, handhold

power	allow power	handle power
life	allow life	handle life
people	allow people	handle people
amount	allow amount	handle amount
Other words: rest, death, time, way, characters, game, magic, powers, weapons, guns.

There exist a number of chess engines that can handle variant rules range from specific Fairy Chess rulesets to programs like Zillions of Games that allow the definition of a wide variety of variants and boards and attempts to use brute force algorithms to allow the computer to play intelligently.

Source: Variant Chess
Canine Companion: Both Shadow Dancer games allow you to sic a white dog at enemies that would be very difficult to handle without the dog's help.

Source: Video Game / Shinobi
Attack Animal: Both Shadow Dancer games allow you to sic a white dog at enemies that would be very difficult to handle without the dog's help.

Source: Video Game / Shinobi

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