Overallowing

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Providing an excessive amount beyond what is permitted or appropriate
2. Allowing or granting more than the usual or acceptable limit
3. Giving or permitting in a quantity that exceeds normal or authorized levels

Etymology: The word is a straightforward combination of "over-", meaning beyond or in excess, and "allow". English has long used "over-" to form verbs with this sense, as in "overeat" and "overspend", so the new verb follows that pattern and needs no special explanation. "Allow" comes from Anglo-Norman and Old French "alouer", which descends from Latin "allaudare", meaning to praise or approve. The sense of permitting developed from that idea of approving. Putting "over-" in front adds the notion of going past that permission, so the compound means granting more than is acceptable.

Synonyms: overpermitting, overauthorizing, overapproving

Antonyms: underallowing, underpermitting, disallowing