Allow and Warrant

Allow

Allow verb - To give permission for or to approve of.
Usage example: flash photography is not allowed inside the church

Warrant is a synonym for allow in permit topic. In some cases you can use "Warrant" instead a verb "Allow", when it comes to topics like permit an action.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Warrant

Warrant verb - To give official acceptance of as satisfactory.
Usage example: the state constitution warrants these measures

Allow is a synonym for warrant in permit topic. Sometimes you can use "Allow" instead a verb "Warrant".

Common collocations

name allow name warrant name
amount allow amount warrant amount
sort allow sort warrant sort
death allow death warrant death
Other words: time, use, space, game, victory.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Law Abiding Citizen There is also the napalm bomb trick at the end— even with extensive evidence about Clyde being the man responsible for the attack, Nick did enter Clyde's "base" without a legal warrant and allow the man to die, even tricking him into activating the device that killed him.
  • Series / The Apprentice Candidates who commit any of these cardinal sins and P Ms who allow these things to go by have almost always signed a death warrant against them (Trump, in the early seasons at least, usually fired offenders the first time they were available for such a thing).
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