Allow and Have to

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

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

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Have to verb - To be under necessity or obligation to.

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Allow and have to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Have to".

Instead you have to go with them to the Night Mother's shrine, exactly as the diary said the traitor was planning on, and allow the trap to happen.

Source: Stupidity Is the Only Option
It can allow Jedi and Sith to move around spaceships, but they still have to fight their opponents with lightsabers and blasters instead of just lobbing them into a wall.

Source: Franchise / Star Wars
They have to make the Sadistic Choice and can't always Take a Third Option; they may need to make plans that allow for their friends dying.

Source: The Chains of Commanding

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