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1. admit - verb

· 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(s): acknowledge

Hypernym(s): declare, adjudge, hold

Antonym(s): deny




2. admit - verb

· allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"

Synonym(s): allow_in, let_in, intromit

Hypernym(s): permit, allow, let, countenance

Antonym(s): reject




3. admit - verb

· 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(s): let_in, include

Hypernym(s): permit, allow, let, countenance

Antonym(s): exclude




4. admit - verb

· 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(s): accept, take, take_on

Hypernym(s): accept, take, have




5. admit - verb

· afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"

Synonym(s): allow




6. admit - verb

· give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"




7. admit - verb

· 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(s): accommodate, hold




8. admit - verb

· serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"

Hypernym(s): serve, do





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