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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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   What does admit mean in a sentence?

   • [ + -ing verb ] She admitted mak ing a mistake. At first he denied stealing the money but he later admitted (to) it. I wasn't entirely honest with him, I admit. [ + to infinitive ] The new law was generally admitted to be difficult to enforce. confess Rawlinson finally confessed to the robbery.

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   What does admit a person mean?

   • The narrow windows admit little light into the room. [transitive] to allow someone to become a member of a club, a school, or an organization admit somebody The society admits all U.S. citizens over 21. admit somebody to/into something Women were only admitted into the club last year.

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   Where does the word admit come from?

   • From Middle English admitten, amitten, borrowed from Old French admettre, amettre (“to admit”), from Latin admittō (“to allow entrance, inlet ”, literally “to send to”), from ad- + mittere (“to send”). admit (third-person singular simple present admits, present participle admitting, simple past and past participle admitted)

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   What does it mean if you admit something bad?

   • If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true. I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes. [VERB that] Up to two-thirds of drivers admit to driving while feeling tired. [VERB + to] I'd be ashamed to admit feeling jealous. [VERB verb-ing]

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   Definitions of admit. verb. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of. “He admitted his errors” synonyms: acknowledge. see more. verb. afford possibility. “This problem admits of no solution” synonyms: allow. allow, allow for, leave, provide.

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