Let and Sell

Opposite meaning words

Let verb - To give permission to.

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Sell is an antonym for let in topics: property, allow.

Nearby Word: letting

Sell verb - To offer for sale to the public.

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Let is an antonym for sell.

Nearby Words: sellout, selling, seller, sellable

attack	let attack	sell attack
people	let people	sell people
body	let body	sell body
children	let children	sell children
Other words: show, game, story, book, nothing.

The "Dealer" NPC subverts this as a type of Badass Bystander, refusing to let you teleport him out of danger, and will instead sell items/stuff to you or buy them from you.

Source: Video Game / Naferia's Reign: Invasion of the Dark Mistress
They later let the rights for the game lapse, meaning they cannot even sell the game in their online store.

Source: Screwed By The Network / Video Games
Best Player: Tired of keeping their Basement-Dweller son, the male protagonist's parents decided to sell their home, move to Florida and let him fend for himself.

Source: Saving the Orphanage

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