Allow and Vent

Allow

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

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

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Vent verb - To find emotional release for.

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

Nearby Words: vented, venting, venter, ventage

CSI: In "Karma to Burn", when Finn and D.B.'s granddaughter Katie are kidnapped, Finn is able to pry open a vent cover to allow Katie to crawl out (her being small enough to fit in the vent).

Source: Air-Vent Passageway
He doesn't fare much better in alternate realities: In the Age of Apocalypse universe, he had a hole drilled into his chest to allow his power to vent.

Source: Blessed With Suck / Comic Books
Some servers even allow it to crush people or vent the entire station in one button, though it's a quick way to get banned if you aren't a lawyer.

Source: Tactical Door Use

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