allow

allow of

verb

Definition of ALLOW

to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities <I'm afraid the problem doesn't allow of any other solution>

Synonyms admit (of), permit (of)

Related Words open up; favor, justify, support, sustain, validate; need, take, want, warrant

Near Antonyms close out, disallow, enjoin, exclude, forbid, negative, preclude, rule out