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admit
v. confess to something; allow entrance; accept as valid


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admit
Verb
1. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
(synonym) acknowledge
(antonym) deny
(hypernym) declare, adjudge, hold
(hyponym) attorn
(derivation) admission
2. allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club"
(synonym) allow in, let in, intromit
(antonym) reject, turn down, turn away, refuse
(hypernym) permit, allow, let, countenance
(hyponym) repatriate
(derivation) entrance fee, admission, admission charge, admission fee, admission price, price of admission, entrance money
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"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"
(synonym) let in, include
(antonym) exclude, keep out, shut out, shut
(hypernym) permit, allow, let, countenance
(hyponym) initiate, induct
(verb-group) accept, take, take on
(derivation) entree, access, accession, admittance
4. 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"
(synonym) accept, take, take on
(hypernym) accept, take, have
(hyponym) profess
(verb-group) let in, include
5. afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
(synonym) allow
(verb-group) leave, allow for, allow, provide
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"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"
(synonym) accommodate, hold
(hyponym) sleep
(verb-group) contain, take, hold
8. serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"
(hypernym) serve, do
(verb-group) allow in, let in, intromit
(derivation) entrance fee, admission, admission charge, admission fee, admission price, price of admission, entrance money



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Carrying a birch and asking for punishment.
Said of a person who admits his mistakes and offers apologies on his own initiative. To kiss the rod.


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ADMITS
AMMETTE. FA ENTRARE. CONTIENE. RICONOSCE. CONFESSA. È VALIDO. DÀ L'ACCESSO A

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