admit
Verbs
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(v) declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
- He admitted his errors
- She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
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(v) allow to enter; grant entry to
- We cannot admit non-members into our club building
- This pipe admits air
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(v) 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
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(v) 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
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(v) afford possibility
- This problem admits of no solution
- This short story allows of several different interpretations
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(v) give access or entrance to
- The French doors admit onto the yard
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(v) 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
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(v) serve as a means of entrance
- This ticket will admit one adult to the show