sup·port /s??p?rt, -?po?rt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[suh-pawrt, -pohrt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object)
  • 1. to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
    2. to sustain or withstand (weight, pressure, strain, etc.) without giving way; serve as a prop for.
    3. to undergo or endure, esp. with patience or submission; tolerate.
    4. to sustain (a person, the mind, spirits, courage, etc.) under trial or affliction: They supported him throughout his ordeal.
    5. to maintain (a person, family, establishment, institution, etc.) by supplying with things necessary to existence; provide for: to support a family.
    6. to uphold (a person, cause, policy, etc.) by aid, countenance, one's vote, etc.; back; second.
    7. to maintain or advocate (a theory, principle, etc.).
    8. to corroborate (a statement, opinion, etc.): Leading doctors supported his testimony.
    9. to act with or second (a lead performer); assist in performance: The star was supported by a talented newcomer.

–noun 10. the act or an instance of supporting.
  • 11. the state of being supported.
    12. something that serves as a foundation, prop, brace, or stay.
    13. maintenance, as of a person or family, with necessaries, means, or funds: to pay for support of an orphan.
    14. a person or thing that supports, as financially: The pension was his only support.
    15. a person or thing that gives aid or assistance.
    16. an actor, actress, or group performing with a lead performer.
    17. the material, as canvas or wood, on which a picture is painted.
    18. Stock Exchange. support level.

–adjective 19. (of hosiery) made with elasticized fibers so as to fit snugly on the legs, thereby aiding circulation, relieving fatigue, etc.
IMO support = provide assistance in this particular instance.

al·low /??la?/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-lou] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object)
  • 1. to give permission to or for; permit: to allow a student to be absent; No swimming allowed.
    2. to let have; give as one's share; grant as one's right: to allow a person $100 for expenses.
    3. to permit by neglect, oversight, or the like: to allow a door to remain open.
    4. to admit; acknowledge; concede: to allow a claim.
    5. to take into consideration, as by adding or subtracting; set apart: to allow an hour for changing trains.
    6. Older Use. to say; think.
    7. Archaic. to approve; sanction.

–verb (used without object)
  • 8. to permit something to happen or to exist; admit (often fol. by of): to spend more than one's budget allows; a premise that allows of only one conclusion.

—Idiom9. allow for, to make concession or provision for: to allow for breakage.
support != allow


Blizzard ALLOWs multiboxing but does not provide SUPPORT for it. Particularly with technical issues resulting from unanticipated and nontypical use of the software.