admit of

Related to admit of: admittedly

admit of (something)

To permit, allow, or suggest something. I think this plot could admit of several different endings.
See also: admit, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

admit of

v.
To allow the possibility of something: This problem admits of two very different solutions.
See also: admit, of
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • admit of (something)
  • confess
  • confess to
  • confess to (someone or something)
  • own up (to), to
  • admit (one) to (something or some place)
  • admit to
  • come clean with (someone) about (something)
  • come clean with someone about something
  • open to criticism
References in classic literature
If it be said they might sometimes gratify him by an acquiescence in a favorite choice, when public motives might dictate a different conduct, I answer, that the instances in which the President could be personally interested in the result, would be too few to admit of his being materially affected by the compliances of the Senate.
Except some cavils about the power of convening either house of the legislature, and that of receiving ambassadors, no objection has been made to this class of authorities; nor could they possibly admit of any.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton