allow of
phrasal verb transitive formal
1
(allow of something) to show that something is possibleThe evidence allows of no other interpretation.
Synonyms and related words
To make something possible
2
to show that something is possibleThe possibility must be allowed of concepts which are not concepts of any actual thing, and of names which express a sense but have no denotation.
Submitted by:
valde from Mexico on 22/03/2016
See also main entry: allowSee also main entry: allow