The difference between Allow and Empower
When used as verbs, allow means to grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield, whereas empower means to give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
check bellow for the other definitions of Allow and Empower
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Allow as a verb (transitive):
To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
Examples:
"to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a free passage; to allow one day for rest"
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Allow as a verb (transitive):
To acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion.
Examples:
"to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the truth of a proposition"
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Allow as a verb (transitive):
To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; especially to abate or deduct.
Examples:
"To allow a sum for leakage."
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Allow as a verb (transitive):
To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.
Examples:
"To allow a son to be absent."
"Smoking allowed only in designated areas."
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Allow as a verb:
To not bar or obstruct.
Examples:
"Although I don't consent to their holding such meetings, I will allow them for the time being."
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Allow as a verb (intransitive):
To acknowledge or concede.
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Allow as a verb (transitive):
To take into account by making an allowance.
Examples:
"When calculating a budget for a construction project, always allow for [[contingency contingencies]]."
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Allow as a verb (transitive):
To render physically possible.
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Allow as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.
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Allow as a verb (obsolete):
To sanction; to invest; to entrust.
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Allow as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To like; to be suited or pleased with.
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Empower as a verb (transitive):
To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
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Empower as a verb (transitive):
To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
Examples:
"John found that starting up his own business empowered him greatly in social situations."