Allow and Unlock

Allow

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

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

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Unlock verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).

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Allow and unlock are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Unlock".

Nearby Words: unlocked, unlocking

ability	allow ability	unlock ability
power	allow power	unlock power
attack	allow attack	unlock attack
time	allow time	unlock time
Other words: room, way, characters, world, game, access, option, items, powers, weapons, abilities, doors.

There are also the cheaper SPECACT packages, which allow you to unlock camouflaged versions of a class's final weapon unlock.

Source: Bribing Your Way To Victory / Video Games
But surviving the Shadows in there and returning to reality will allow the person to unlock the potential and gain a Persona instead.

Source: Brought Down to Normal
It was originally a triple unlock, you had to get rep with the Golden Lotus to allow you to even start gaining rep with the one you wanted, then you had to spend the valor points.

Source: Double Unlock

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