Let and Take

Let

Let verb - To give permission to.

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Take and let are semantically related in have topic. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Let".

Nearby Word: letting

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

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Let and take are semantically related in have topic. Sometimes you can use "Let" instead a verb "Take".

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

power	let power	take power
life	let life	take life
people	let people	take people
role	let role	take role
Other words: word, job, name, chance, time, way, money, fight, damage.

So Peter let them pick their own punishments: Jan has to help Mom bake cookies, Marcia would have to take Bobby to the amusement park, and Greg had to take Cindy to a mantinee.

Source: Unishment
Take Me Instead: In Frostbite, Rose volunteered to let Isaiah drink her blood, rather than let him drink from Mason Ashford and Eddie Castile.

Source: Literature / Vampire Academy
At the end of Corpse Bride, Emily is able to move on from being betrayed, and to let Victor be with Victoria instead of trying to take him from her.

Source: Disappears into Light