Admit
Admit verb - Afford possibility.
Usage example: This problem admits of no solution
Leave
Leave verb - Make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain.
Usage example: leave lots of time for the trip
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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That's why I couldn't admit who I was... couldn't leave my family... couldn't admit I was gay.
Source: No Bisexuals -
Even after Erin and the task force leave him, he still isn't sure about how he feels, or at least he's still too stubborn to admit to caring as much as it's suggested he does.
Source: Fanfic / Story of the Century - It takes Becca apologizing and then starting to leave for Aubrey to admit that her obsession with perfection stems from her father, who demanded nothing less from her lest she be disowned.
Source: Jerkass Woobie / Film
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