Al-low'1, v. t.
(39), v. t. [imp. & p. p. ALLOWED; p. pr. & vb. n. ALLOWING.] [Fr. allouer, Pr. alogar, It. allo-gare, L. Lat. allocare; Lat. ad and locare, to place. See ALLOCATION.]
Sense 1. To grant, give, admit, afford, or yield; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage. “He was allowed about three hundred pounds a year.” Macaulay.
Sense 2. To own or acknowledge; as, to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition. Goldsmith.
Sense 3. To confirm or establish. [Obs.] “Thou shalt be allowed with absolute authority.” Shak.
Sense 4. To approve, justify, or sanction. [Obs.] Ye allow the deeds of your fathers. Luke xi. 48. We commend his pains, condemn his pride, allow his life, approve his learning. Fuller.
Sense 5. To like; to be suited or pleased with. [Obs.] How allow you the model of these clothes? Massinger.
Sense 6. To abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for tare or leakage.
Sense 7. To grant license to; to permit; as, to allow a son to be absent.
Synonyms—To permit; suffer. See PERMIT.