Allow of and Permit of

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

Usage example: I'm afraid the problem doesn't allow of any other solution

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Permit of and allow of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Permit of" instead a verb phrase "Allow 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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Allow of and permit of are semantically related. You can use "Allow of" instead a verb phrase "Permit of".

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Permit of and Allow of. (2017). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/allow_of/permit_of

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