admit

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admit Definition

• (v) declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
• (v) allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club"
• (v) 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"
• (v) 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"
• (v) afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
• (v) give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"
• (v) 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"
• (v) serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"

admit Synonyms

• accept
• accommodate
• acknowledge
• admit
• allow
• allow in
• hold
• include
• intromit
• let in
• take
• take on