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ad·mit (

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v. ad·mit·ted, ad·mit·ting, ad·mits

v.tr.

1. To permit to enter: A crack in the wall admitted some light.

2. To provide the right or a means of entrance to: A ticket that admits the whole group.

3. To permit to exercise the rights, functions, or privileges of: was admitted to the bar association.

4. To have room for; accommodate.

5. To afford opportunity for; permit: We must admit no delay in the proceedings.

6. To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge: admit the truth. See Synonyms at acknowledge.

7. To grant as true or valid, as for the sake of argument; concede.

v.intr.

1. To afford possibility: a problem that admits of no solution.

2. To allow entrance; afford access: a door admitting to the hall.

3. To make acknowledgment.

[Middle English amitten, admitten, from Old French amettre, admettre, from Latin admittere : ad-, ad- + mittere, to send.]

admit

Verb

[-mitting, -mitted]

1. to confess or acknowledge (a crime or mistake)

2. to concede (the truth of something)

3. to allow (someone) to enter

4. to take (someone) in to a hospital for treatment: he was admitted for tests

5. admit to to allow someone to participate in something

6. admit of to allow for: these rules admit of no violation [Latin admittere]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Verb	1.	admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" acknowledge attorn - acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord; "he was attorned by the tenants" write off - concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss" make no bones about - acknowledge freely and openly; "He makes no bones about the fact that he is gay" sustain - admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion" concede, confess, profess - admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" confess - confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith confess, fink, squeal - confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure avouch, avow - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" deny - declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
	2.	admit - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" allow in, intromit, let in countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" repatriate - admit back into the country readmit - admit anew; "The refugee was readmitted into his home country" admit - serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show" turn down, turn away, refuse, reject - refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
	3.	admit - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" let in, include countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" admit, take on, accept, take - admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" induct, initiate - accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty" readmit - admit again or anew; "After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted" involve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!" keep out, shut out, exclude, shut - prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
	4.	admit - admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" take on, accept, take profess - receive into a religious order or congregation accept, take, have - receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" let in, admit, include - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"
	5.	admit - afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" allow allow for, allow, provide, leave - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"
	6.	admit - give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"
	7.	admit - have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" accommodate, hold contain, hold, take - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon" sleep - be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people" house - contain or cover; "This box houses the gears" seat - be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"
	8.	admit - serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show" allow in, intromit, let in, admit - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" serve, do - spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement"

admit

verb 1. confess, own up, confide, profess, own up, come clean (informal) avow, come out of the closet, sing (slang), chiefly U.S. cough (slang) spill your guts (slang) 'fess up U.S. (slang)