Admit of and Permit of

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Admit of verb - To make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities.

Usage example: your question does not admit of a simple “yes” or “no” answer

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Permit of and admit of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Permit of" instead a verb "Admit of".

Permit of verb - To make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilites.

Usage example: the photo is too grainy to permit of anything more than a slight enlargement

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Admit of and permit of are semantically related. You can use "Admit of" instead a verb phrase "Permit of".

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