The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - allow v.

1) acknowledge, admit, grant, concede, own: He allowed that he had not been completely truthful about his movements that night. 2) agree to, concede, cede to, admit, permit, authorize, entertain, consent to: The judge said that he would allow a plea of 'guilty with an explanation'. 3) permit, let, suffer: Please allow the children to select their own friends. 4) tolerate, stand (for) , brook, sanction, countenance, permit, consider, put up with: The headmaster refuses to allow such goings-on at his school. 5) give, let (someone) have, appropriate, grant, budget, earmark, assign, allocate, assign, approve: The company allowed him њ100 a day for expenses. 6) make allowance or concession for, set apart or aside, put aside, take into account or consideration; add; deduct: You must allow at least an extra hour for the traffic during rush hour. The shipper allows ten kilos for the weight of the container.