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Definition/Meaning

(verb)

to allow;

e.g. I decided to let the kids play a little longer before bedtime.

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Similar Words

Albatross

Allow

Balk

Bar

Block

Chain

Clog

Cramp

Credential

Crimp

Cumber

Decline

Decriminalize

Deflate

Determine

Deterrent

Diminish

Drag

Embarrassment

Empower

Enable

Encumbrance

Fetter

Handicap

Hindrance

Holdback

Hurdle

Impediment

Inhibition

Interference

Lease

Leave

Left

Legitimize

Manacle

Millstone

Moderate

Obstacle

Obstruction

Paling

Permit

Pons asinorum

Pretend

Quit

Rampart

Reef

Rent

Shackle

Shrink

Stop

Stranglehold

Suffer

Tell

Tolerate

Trammel

Uncover

Uncovered

Unveil

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Opposite Words

Advanced

Advantage

Aid

Amplify

Assistance

Avert

Ban

Bar

Barred

Benefit

Better

Blackjack

Blackmail

Block

Boost

Break

Broaden

Bulge

Catalyst

Coerce

Compel

Consolidate

Constrain

Criminalize

Curb

Deny

Deter

Disallow

Discourage

Dragoon

Drive

Driven

Drop

Drove

Edge

Endorse

Enhance

Enjoin

Forbid

Forbidden

Force

Forced

Forestall

Forge

Forged

Frustrate

Goad

Handmaiden

Help

High-pressure

Impede

Impel

Impetus

Impress

Incentive

Inhibit

Intensify

Interdict

Jump

Loom

Made

Make

Muscle

Muscled

Nix

Obligate

Oblige

Obstruct

Obviate

Outlaw

Preclude

Press

Pressure

Prevent

Prohibit

Proscribe

Pull

Racketeer

Reprobate

Sandbag

Spur

Stead

Stimulant

Stimulus

Strain

Strengthen

Struggle

Support

Upper

Vantage

Withhold

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Related Words

Accredit

Advance

Advanced

Adversity

Affect

Approve

Arrest

Asperity

Assign

Authorize

Barricade

Barrier

Bit

Blab

Blockade

Blockage

Bluff

Brake

Brook

Burden

Catch

Cede

Certify

Chart

Charter

Check

Circulate

Commission

Condition

Condone

Constraint

Convey

Cumber

Curb

Danger

Debit

Decline

Deed

Delay

Disadvantage

Disregard

Downside

Drawback

Dull

Embargo

Empower

Enable

Endorse

Engage

Entitle

Entitled

Equip

Excuse

Fence

Fit

Forgive

Free

Gossip

Habilitate

Handicap

Hardness

Hardship

Hazard

Hedge

Hire

Hitch

Hobble

Holdup

Humor

Ignore

Incommodity

Indulge

Invest

Lend

Lent

Liability

Liberate

License

Load

Loan

Lodge

Minus

Negative

Overlook

Pardon

Peril

Plummet

Prepare

Pretend

Privilege

Privileged

Qualify

Ready

Recount

Reef

Rein

Relate

Release

Report

Restraint

Rigor

Rub

Sanction

Slip

Snag

Stall

Stoppage

Stricken

Strike

Sublease

Sublet

Tell

Transfer

Vest

Wall

Warrant

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