Allow and Take on

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

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Take on and allow are semantically related in take topic. In some cases you can use "Take on" instead a verb "Allow".

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Take on verb - To enter into contest or conflict with.

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Allow and take on are semantically related in take topic. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Take on".

If you allow a or b to take on negative or complex values (like, say, -1), this is no longer a valid manipulation.

Source: Trivia / Math
In Welcome to Night Vale, everybody is perfectly happy to allow Tamika Flynn and her child army take on StrexCorp and their lack of help leads to them losing and being captured.

Source: Holding Out for a Hero
Elemental Weapon: Catalysts can allow weapons to take on elemental properties, fueled by the wielder's Anima.

Source: Web Comic / The Story of Anima

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