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   Ad·mit

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   • 1. confess to be true or to be the case, typically with reluctance: "the office finally admitted that several prisoners had been injured" Similar acknowledgeconfessrevealmake knowndisclosedivulgemake publicavowdeclareprofessown up tomake a clean breast ofbring into the openbring to lightgive awayblurt outleakconcedeacceptaccedegrantagreeallowownconcurassentrecognizerealizebe aware ofbe conscious ofappreciateinformal:get something off one's chestspill the beans abouttell all aboutblow the lid offsqueal aboutblow the gaff onarchaic:discoverOpposite denyconceal
   • ▪ confess to (a crime or fault, or one's responsibility for it): "he was sentenced to prison after admitting 47 charges of burglary" Similar acknowledgeconfessrevealmake knowndisclosedivulgemake publicavowdeclareprofessown up tomake a clean breast ofbring into the openbring to lightgive awayblurt outleakconcedeacceptaccedegrantagreeallowownconcurassentrecognizerealizebe aware ofbe conscious ofappreciateinformal:get something off one's chestspill the beans abouttell all aboutblow the lid offsqueal aboutblow the gaff onarchaic:discoverOpposite denyconceal
   • ▪ acknowledge (a failure or fault): "after searching for an hour, she finally had to admit defeat"
   • 2. allow (someone) to enter a place: "senior citizens are admitted free to the museum" Similar let inallow entrypermit entrygrant entrance togive right of entry togive access togive admission toaccepttake inusher inshow inreceivewelcometake onenrollenlistregistersign upOpposite excludebarexpel
   • ▪ receive (a patient) into a hospital for treatment: "she was admitted to the hospital suffering from a chest infection"
   • ▪ allow (a person, country, or organization) to join an organization or group: "Canada was admitted to the League of Nations"
   • ▪ allow (someone) to share in a privilege: "the doctrine held that only a chosen few were admitted to the covenant"
   • 3. accept as valid: "the courts can refuse to admit police evidence that has been illegally obtained"
   • 4. allow the possibility of: "the need to inform him was too urgent to admit of further delay"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin admittere, from ad- ‘to’ + mittere ‘send’.

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   • (Definition of admit from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 接受, （尤指不情願地）承認, 供認… 接受, （尤指不情愿地）承认, 供认… admitir, confesar… reconhecer, admitir… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! ADMIT definition: 1. to agree that you did something bad, or that something bad is true: 2. to allow someone to…. Learn more.

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   • John Dryden, on Heroic Poetry. Admit generally means to acknowledge or accept the truth, reality, or existence of something or someone.

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   • , ad·mit·ted, ad·mit·ting. to admit a student to college. This ticket admits two people. After seeing the test results, the emergency room doctor admitted her and put her on intravenous fluids. admitted to the bar. to permit; allow. to admit the force of an argument. He admitted his guilt. The fact is admitted. This passage admits two abreast.

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   • be admitted to be/have something The appointment is now generally admitted to have been a mistake. [intransitive, transitive] to say that you have done something wrong or illegal synonym confess admit to something He refused to admit to the other charges. admit to doing something She admitted to having stolen the car.

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   Admit definition: to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to. See examples of ADMIT used in a sentence.

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   admit somebody/something Each ticket admits one adult. admit somebody/something to/into something You will not be admitted to the theatre after the performance has started. The narrow windows admit little light into the room. [transitive] (formal) to allow somebody to become a member of a club, a school or an organization

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   Define admit. admit synonyms, admit pronunciation, admit translation, English dictionary definition of admit. v. ad·mit·ted , ad·mit·ting , ad·mits v. tr. 1. a. To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge or concede: Even proponents of the technology admit that...

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   How to use admit in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Admit. to allow scope for : permit; to concede as true or valid; to allow entry (as to a place, fellowship, or privilege)…

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