Allow and Use

Allow

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

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

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Use verb - To put into action or service.

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

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

ability	allow ability	use ability
violence	allow violence	use violence
power	allow power	use power
attack	allow attack	use attack
Other words: name, control, time, way, characters, magic, names, powers, weapons, guns, abilities.

Similarly, you have to equip certain context-sensitive gadgets like the Trespasser and Hydrodisplacer to use them, while later games would allow you to simply use them when the context arises.

Source: Franchise / Ratchet & Clank
Casual Interstellar Travel: The Eldar use the Webway to travel, rather than flying through hell, and during the Gothic War allow Imperial ships to use it.

Source: Tabletop Game / Battlefleet Gothic
Future missions and multiplayer allow the player to use the similar SA58 Para Elite Compact, with the same reload as the MW2 version.

Source: Cool Guns / Battle Rifles

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Use and Allow. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/use

Allow & Use. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/use>.

Use or Allow. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow/use.

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