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   Ad·mit

   /ədˈmit/

   

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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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   to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to: to admit a student to college. to give right or means of entrance to: This ticket admits two people. to register (a person) as an inpatient at a hospital: After seeing the test results, the emergency room doctor admitted her and put her on intravenous fluids.

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   Definition. Example Sentences. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. admit to. phrasal verb. admitted to; admitting to; admits to. : to admit (something) : to acknowledge the truth or existence of (something) He reluctantly admitted to knowing her. He admitted to his guilt. Examples of admit to in a Sentence.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishadmit verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   accept blame. [intransitive, transitive] to say that you have done something wrong or illegal synonym confess to admit to something He refused to admit to the other charges. admit to doing something She admitted to having stolen the car. admit something She admitted theft.

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   View definitions for admit. admit. verb as in allow entry or use. Compare Synonyms. Synonyms. Antonyms. Strongest matches. accept. concede. enter. grant. introduce. permit. receive. sign. take. Strong matches. bless. buy. entertain. harbor. house. initiate. let. lodge. okay. shelter. suffer. Weak matches. be big on. give a thumbs-up. give access.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioADMIT | significado en inglés - Cambridge Dictionary

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   verb. uk / ədˈmɪt / us / ədˈmɪt / -tt- admit verb (ACCEPT) Add to word list. B1 [ T or I ] to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly: He admitted his guilt / mistake. [ + (that) ] She admitted (that) she had made a mistake. [ + -ing verb ] She admitted mak ing a mistake.

7. www.redvoicemedia.com › 2024 › 05Admission Scandal Rocks UCLA Medical School: DEI Could Easily...

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   2 days ago · Such preferential treatment undermines the principles of a merit-based admissions system. UCLA medical school hired a new dean of admissions, Jennifer Lucero, In 2020. Since then, the number of students failing their shelf exams—standardized tests taken after each clinical rotation—has exploded, rising as much as tenfold in some subjects.

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   May 16, 2024 · National Institutes of Health (NIH) principal deputy director Lawrence Tabak admitted to Congress Thursday that US taxpayers funded gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in C…