Allow and Hem in

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

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Hem in is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Hem in verb - To close or shut in by or as if by barriers.

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Allow is an antonym for hem in in topics: force, confine, enclose, hold back, restrict.

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