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.
5. Ye allow the deeds of your fathers. Luke 11:48 . Romans 8:1 .
6. To afford, or grant as a compensation; as, to allow a dollar a day for wages.
8. To permit; to grant license to; as, to allow a son to be absent.
