Problem: Sentence1: The offensive linemen tried to block the blitz.
Sentence2: He blocked the basketball player's shot.
Q: Does the term block mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: This will permit the rain to run off.
Sentence2: This permits the water to rush in.
Q: Does the term permit mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: They will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available.
Sentence2: It is dangerous to look at the beam of a laser while it is in operation.
Q: Does the term operation mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Problem: Sentence1: * I acknowledge my transgressions. -- Psalm 51:3.
Sentence2: She acknowledged that she might have forgotten.
Q: Does the term acknowledge mean the same thing in both these sentences?

Answer:
the same meaning