Allow and Oblige

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Allow

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

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Oblige and allow are semantically related in permit topic. In some cases you can use "Oblige" instead a verb "Allow", when it comes to topics like permit an action.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Oblige

Oblige verb - To do a service or favor for.

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Allow and oblige are semantically related in permit topic. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Oblige".

Nearby Words: obligation, obliging, obligate, obligingly, obligor

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Common collocations

way

allow way

oblige way

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