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admit

Dictionary definition · admit

verb

  1. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of"He admitted his errors"
  2. allow to enter; grant entry to"We cannot admit non-members into our club building"
  3. allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of"admit someone to the profession"
  4. admit into a group or community"accept students for graduate study"
  5. afford possibility"This problem admits of no solution"
  6. give access or entrance to"The French doors admit onto the yard"
  7. have room for; hold without crowding"This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"
  8. serve as a means of entrance"This ticket will admit one adult to the show"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).