as in to admit (of)
to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities
the photo is too grainy to permit of anything more than a slight enlargement
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Now that Leo has been elected, some say a Chicagoan is actually just what the world needs.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
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Pregame Arkansas needs a win to even its series against LSU.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
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“Permit (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permit%20%28of%29. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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