Allow and Sanction

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Allow

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

Usage example: flash photography is not allowed inside the church

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Sanction is a synonym for allow in permit topic. In some cases you can use "Sanction" instead a verb "Allow", when it comes to topics like let, prefer, approve, authorize.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Sanction

Sanction verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.

Usage example: the administration will sanction almost any field trip with educational value

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Allow is a synonym for sanction in authorize topic. You can use "Allow" instead a verb "Sanction", if it concerns topics such as permit, prefer, approve, let.

Nearby Words: sanctioned, sanctity, sanctioning

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Common collocations

action	allow action	sanction action
marriage	allow marriage	sanction marriage
player	allow player	sanction player

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