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Antonyms for all owing


Grammar : Adj, conj, noun, verb
Spell : uh-lou
Phonetic Transcription : əˈlaʊ



Definition of all owing

Origin :
  • early 14c., allouen, "to commend, praise; approve of, be pleased with; appreciate the value of;" also, "take into account or give credit for," also, in law and philosophy, "recognize, admit as valid" (a privilege, an excuse, a statement, etc.). From late 14c. as "sanction or permit; condone;" in business use from early 15c.
  • The Middle English word is from Anglo-French alouer, Old French aloer, alloiier (13c.) "allot, apportion, bestow, assign," from Latin allocare (see allocate). This word in Old French was confused and ultimately merged with aloer; alloer "to praise, commend," from Latin allaudare, adlaudare, compound of ad- "to" (see ad-) + laudare "to praise" (see laud). From the first word came the sense preserved in allowance as "money granted;" from the second came its meaning "permission based on approval."
  • Between the two primary significations there naturally arose a variety of uses blending them in the general idea of assign with approval, grant, concede a thing claimed or urged, admit a thing offered, permit, etc., etc. [OED].
  • Related: Allowed; allowing.
  • As in lenient : adj permissive
  • As in permissive : adj lenient
  • As in permitting : adj consenting
  • As in though : conj while
  • As in giving : noun bestowing
  • As in acknowledgment : noun act of recognizing authority or truth of something
  • As in indulge : verb treat oneself or another to
  • As in appropriate : verb set aside; allocate
  • As in leave : verb forget, neglect
  • As in lend : verb loan, accommodate
  • As in let on : verb acknowledge, admit
  • As in license : verb authorize
  • As in loan : verb give money, possession temporarily
  • As in mete : verb administer, distribute
  • As in assent : verb agree
  • As in assign : verb select and give a responsibility
  • As in offer : verb present, propose for acceptance
  • As in own : verb acknowledge, admit
  • As in avow : verb state; profess
  • As in recognize : verb acknowledge, understand;
  • As in sanction : verb authorize, confirm
  • As in accede : verb agree or consent
  • As in spare : verb do or manage without
  • As in spell : verb give rest, relief
  • As in stand/stand for : verb endure, bear
  • As in suffer : verb endure, permit
  • As in bear : verb endure
  • As in waive : verb give up; let go
  • As in yield : verb produce
  • As in agree to : verb consent to
  • As in accord : verb give approval, grant
  • As in brook : verb endure, accept
  • As in acknowledge : verb verbally recognize authority
  • As in acknowledge : verb admit truth or reality of something
  • As in acquiesce : verb agree with some reluctance
  • As in cede : verb abandon, surrender
  • As in approbate : verb permit
  • As in charter : verb reserve, commission
  • As in OK : verb permit
  • As in concede : verb acknowledge, give in
  • As in confess : verb admit, confirm
  • As in consent : verb agree
  • As in admit : verb confess, acknowledge
  • As in decriminalize : verb legalize
  • As in deduct : verb take away or out; reduce
  • As in deem : verb regard, consider
  • As in afford : verb able to have or do; within financial means
  • As in agree : verb be in unison, assent with another
  • As in discount : verb lower, reduce cost
  • As in empower : verb authorize, enable
  • As in allow : verb admit; acknowledge
  • As in endure : verb bear hardship
  • As in allow : verb permit an action
  • As in allow : verb set aside
  • As in entitle : verb hold right to
  • As in face : verb come up against a situation
  • As in give : verb contribute, supply, transfer
  • As in give : verb yield, collapse
  • As in go : verb endure
  • As in have : verb endure, bear
  • As in impart : verb give

Synonyms for all owing

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