Allow and Reason

Allow

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

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

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Reason verb - To form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information.

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Allow and reason are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Reason".

power	allow power	reason power
man	allow man	reason man
people	allow people	reason people
name	allow name	reason name
Other words: time, use, way, characters, player.

Ghost from Yet Again wears these due to being blind as reason three and they allow him to read as reason four

Source: Sunglasses at Night
For the same reason, commands of choice are no longer battleships but battlecruisers, which allow them to be on the forefront of any charge.

Source: Honor Before Reason / Literature
Tomas's reason for proposing to Mary - so the Pope will speed up his legitimization and allow him to become the heir to his native throne - later becomes Bash's reason for doing the same.

Source: Series / Reign

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