Allow and Override

Opposite meaning words

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

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Override is an antonym for allow.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Override verb - Ride (a horse) too hard.

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Allow is an antonym for override in supersede topic.

Nearby Word: overriding

ability	allow ability	override ability
power	allow power	override power
choice	allow choice	override choice
control	allow control	override control
Other words: time, anyone, rules, changes, doors.

In Ponies And Dragons, they find out that the enchanted comics like the one from "Power Ponies" actually have override commands that allow you to exit at any time.

Source: Override Command
Antony and Cleopatra similarly allow their obsessions with one another to override any sensible political judgement, so that they needlessly make an enemy of Octavian.

Source: Fatal Flaw
Should the wearer become incapacitated, protocols allow her to override manual movement routines and autopilot the suit's motive abilities to find medical and/or diagnostic facilities.

Source: Video Game / The Fall

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