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admit

/ admit /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
"He admitted his errors"
"She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
Opposites:
deny
Type of:
declare adjudge hold
Kinds of:
attorn write off sustain concede profess
Derived:
recognition acknowledgment acknowledgement admission
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 2
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"
Opposites:
exclude keep out shut out shut
Type of:
permit allow let
Kinds of:
initiate induct readmit involve
Derived:
inclusion entree access accession admittance
Verb group:
accept take take on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 3
allow to enter; grant entry to
"We cannot admit non-members into our club"
Opposites:
reject turn down turn away refuse
Type of:
permit allow let
Kinds of:
repatriate readmit
Derived:
insertion introduction intromission entrance fee admission
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
verb Sense 4
serve as a means of entrance
"This ticket will admit one adult to the show"
Type of:
serve do
Derived:
entrance fee admission admission charge admission fee admission price
Verb group:
allow in let in intromit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
give access or entrance to
"The French doors admit onto the yard"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 6
afford possibility
"This problem admits of no solution"
"This short story allows of several different interpretations"
Verb group:
leave allow for allow provide
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 7
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"
Type of:
accept take have
Kinds of:
profess
Verb group:
let in include
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 8
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"
Kinds of:
sleep house seat
Verb group:
contain take hold
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
98%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
72
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

declare adjudge hold attorn write off sustain concede profess deny permit allow let