| admit | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. acknowledge, 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" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (social) | 2. admit, allow in, intromit, let in | allow to enter; grant entry to.; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (social) | 3. admit, include, let in | 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" |
| ~ 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!" |
| v. (possession) | 4. accept, admit, take, take on | 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" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (stative) | 5. admit, allow | afford possibility.; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (stative) | 6. admit | give access or entrance to.; "The French doors admit onto the yard" |
| v. (stative) | 7. accommodate, admit, hold | 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" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (stative) | 8. admit | serve as a means of entrance.; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show" |
| ~ allow in, intromit, admit, let in | 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" |
| claim | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. claim | an assertion of a right (as to money or property).; "his claim asked for damages" |
| ~ assertion, asseveration, averment | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary). |
| ~ cause of action | a claim sufficient to demand judicial attention; the facts that give rise to right of action. |
| ~ dibs | a claim of rights.; "I have dibs on that last slice of pizza" |
| ~ pretension | the advancing of a claim.; "his pretension to the crown"; "the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort" |
| n. (communication) | 2. claim | an assertion that something is true or factual.; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims" |
| ~ assertion, asseveration, averment | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary). |
| ~ allegement, allegation | statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove. |
| n. (act) | 3. claim | demand for something as rightful or due.; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day" |
| ~ demand | the act of demanding.; "the kidnapper's exorbitant demands for money" |
| ~ insurance claim | demand for payment in accordance with an insurance policy. |
| n. (attribute) | 4. claim, title | an informal right to something.; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame" |
| ~ right | an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature.; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" |
| n. (attribute) | 5. claim, title | an established or recognized right.; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim" |
| ~ legal right | a right based in law. |
| ~ own right | by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved.; "a peer in his own right"; "a leading sports figure in his own right"; "a fine opera in its own right" |
| ~ entitlement | right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits).; "entitlements make up the major part of the federal budget" |
| n. (communication) | 6. call, claim | a demand especially in the phrase.; "the call of duty" |
| ~ demand | an urgent or peremptory request.; "his demands for attention were unceasing" |
| v. (communication) | 7. claim | assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing.; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" |
| ~ pretend, profess | state insincerely.; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine" |
| ~ contend, postulate | maintain or assert.; "He contended that Communism had no future" |
| ~ make out | try to establish.; "She made out that she know nothing about the crime" |
| ~ purport | have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming.; "The letter purports to express people's opinion" |
| ~ profess | practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about.; "She professes organic chemistry" |
| ~ charge | make an accusatory claim.; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased" |
| ~ affirm | say yes to. |
| v. (possession) | 8. arrogate, claim, lay claim | demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to.; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ claim, take | lay claim to; as of an idea.; "She took credit for the whole idea" |
| ~ pretend | put forward a claim and assert right or possession of.; "pretend the title of King" |
| ~ requisition | demand and take for use or service, especially by military or public authority for public service. |
| ~ arrogate, assign | make undue claims to having. |
| v. (communication) | 9. claim | ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example.; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ exact, demand | claim as due or just.; "The bank demanded payment of the loan" |
| ~ counterclaim | set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim. |
| ~ demand | lay legal claim to. |
| v. (communication) | 10. claim, take | lay claim to; as of an idea.; "She took credit for the whole idea" |
| ~ avow, swan, affirm, assert, aver, swear, verify | to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true.; "Before God I swear I am innocent" |
| ~ arrogate, lay claim, claim | demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to.; "He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident" |
| v. (communication) | 11. claim, exact, take | take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs.; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her" |
| ~ necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take | require as useful, just, or proper.; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" |
| ~ necessitate, need, require, call for, demand, postulate, involve, ask, take | require as useful, just, or proper.; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" |
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