Permit and Support

Permit

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

Usage example: the school won't permit such an activity on its grounds

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Support and permit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Support" instead the word "Permit" as a verb or a noun.

Support verb - To put up with (something painful or difficult).

Usage example: he simply cannot support the thought of having to go on living without his beloved wife at his side

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Permit and support are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Permit" instead the word "Support" as a verb or a noun.

life	permit life	support life
people	permit people	support people
use	permit use	support use
plan	permit plan	support plan
Other words: existence, daughter, members.

Williams does not permit her daughter Sophie to marry Jack Aubrey until he can prove that he is able to support her.

Source: Unable to Support a Wife
An odd take on this trope is present for those that support "Right to die" laws, which permit those with terminal ailments to commit physician-assisted suicide rather than succumb to the ailment that afflicts them.

Source: Better to Die than Be Killed
Wild Weasel: The 666th's primary mission is Laserjagd ("Laser Hunt"), which is bypassing (read:running the gauntlet through) attacking BETA formations to strike at the anti-air Laser and Heavy Laser Class BETA at the back, to permit air support to move in.

Source: Light Novel / Schwarzesmarken