Allowed and Prevent

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Prevent is an antonym for allowed in permit an action topic.

Nearby Words: allowance, allowable, allowing

Prevent verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

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Allowed is an antonym for prevent.

He allowed Trillian (instead of Arthur, as he had originally planned) to make the deductive leaps that narrowly prevent a galaxy-wide war.

Source: The Smurfette Principle / Literature
It allowed you to fix the plot of Code Geass R2 and prevent Zero Requium from occurring should certain conditions be met, and unlocks a "IF" route providing an alternate ending.

Source: Sliding Scale Of Idealism Versus Cynicism / Video Games
A similar technique will allow you to prevent anyone from ever attacking you, to make yourself the only one allowed to vote on any votes, to prevent anyone from introducing any new cards, and to be promptly shown the door and told to never return to the game again.

Source: Game Breaker / Tabletop Games

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