allow

ALLOW', verb transitive [Latin loco, to lay, set, place. See Lay.]1. To grant, give or yield; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a pension.2. To admit; as, to allow the truth of a proposition; to allow a claim.3. To admit; to own or acknowledge; as, to allow the right of the President to displace officers.4. To approve, justify or sanction.Ye allow the deeds of your fathers. Luke 11:48. Romans 8:1.5. To afford, or grant as a compensation; as, to allow a dollar a day for wages.6. To abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for tare or leakage.7. To permit; to grant license to; as, to allow a son to be absent