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acquiescence, assent, consent

n. agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"

withhold, keep back

v. hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"

assent, accede, acquiesce, comply

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

deduct, withhold, recoup

v. retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"

concession, conceding, yielding

n. the act of conceding or yielding

sanction, endorsement, countenance, warrant, imprimatur

n. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

liberty

n. freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes"

allowance

n. the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"

accreditation

n. the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards); "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools"

authorization, authorisation, empowerment

n. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

leave

n. permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"

approval, commendation

n. a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"

license, permit

n. a legal document giving official permission to do something

save, conserve, preserve

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

retrench

v. tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

acknowledge, admit

v. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

consent, accept, go for, consent to

v. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution"

shift, stir, agitate, budge

v. move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"

interchange, change, exchange

v. give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year"

shift, careen, sway, tilt, wobble

v. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

yield, give, ease up, give way, move over

v. move in order to make room for someone for something; "The park gave way to a supermarket"; "`Move over,' he told the crowd"

allow, profess, concede, confess

v. admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money"

reconcile, resign, submit

v. accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate"

let, permit, countenance, allow

v. consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

sanction, okay, approve, ok

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

hold, have, have got

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

keep, hold on to

v. retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"

adhere to, accede to, comply with

v. be compatible or in accordance with

license, permission, permit

n. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

release, free, unblock, unfreeze

v. make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"

loan, lend

v. give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"

pay, be worth it

v. be worth it; "It pays to go through the trouble"

supply, render, provide, furnish

v. provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

dissent, withhold assent

v. withhold assent; "Several Republicans dissented"

disagree, differ, take issue

v. be of different opinions; "I beg to differ!"; "She disagrees with her husband on many questions"

loan, lend

v. give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"

supply, render, provide, furnish

v. provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

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