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| 1. | [ verb ] declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of | |
| Synonyms: | acknowledge | |
| Examples: | "He admitted his errors" "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" |
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| Related terms: | deny declare concede confess write_off sustain confess attorn avow recognition | |
| 2. | [ verb ] allow to enter; grant entry to | |
| Synonyms: | allow_in intromit let_in | |
| Examples: | "We cannot admit non-members into our club" |
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| Related terms: | reject permit repatriate readmit admission | |
| 3. | [ verb ] admit into a group or community | |
| Synonyms: | take accept take_on | |
| Examples: | "accept students for graduate study" "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" |
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| Related terms: | accept profess | |
| 4. | [ verb ] allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of | |
| Synonyms: | include let_in | |
| Examples: | "admit someone to the profession" "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" |
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| Related terms: | exclude permit involve initiate readmit accept | |
| 5. | [ verb ] afford possibility | |
| Synonyms: | allow | |
| Examples: | : "This problem admits of no solution" "This short story allows of several different interpretations" |
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| Related terms: | leave | |
| 6. | [ verb ] give access or entrance to | |
| Examples: | "The French doors admit onto the yard" |
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| 7. | [ verb ] have room for; hold without crowding | |
| Synonyms: | hold accommodate | |
| Examples: | "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests" "The theater admits 300 people" "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" |
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| Related terms: | house seat sleep contain | |
| 8. | [ verb ] serve as a means of entrance | |
| Examples: | "This ticket will admit one adult to the show" |
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| Related terms: | serve entrance_fee | |
| Similar spelling: |
admitted adient Adiantum adenitis adnate |
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