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| 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" |
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