Allow and Reflect

Allow

Allow verb - To make a statement of one's opinion.

Usage example: he allowed that their new house looked very nice

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

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Reflect verb - To make a statement of one's opinion.

Usage example: reflected on the huge influence that the electronic media have on our national elections

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Allow and reflect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Reflect".

ability	allow ability	reflect ability
power	allow power	reflect power
life	allow life	reflect life
name	allow name	reflect name
Other words: time, way, characters, world, light, magic, damage, powers, weapons, abilities, changes.

This turns out to allow the ruby given to your party earlier to reflect Jafar's spell, trapping him again in the same vault he was released from in the beginning of the game.

Source: Mirrors Reflect Everything
Luckily, mirrors (and, later, polished silver shields) allow the heroes to reflect the creatures' horrid gaze and turn the enemy to stone.

Source: Taken for Granite
While in most fighing games turtles struggle against zoners, some games allow them to reflect projectiles and inch in, forcing them further into a Gradual Grinder role.

Source: Competitive Balance

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