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   admit

   /ədˈmɪt/

   verb

   • 1. confess to be true or to be the case: "the Home 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: "old-age pensioners are admitted free to the museum" Similar let inallow entrypermit entrygrant entrance togive right of entry togive access togive admission toaccepttake inusher inshow inreceivewelcometake onenrolenlistregistersign upOpposite excludebarexpel
   • ▪ receive (a patient) into a hospital for treatment: "she was admitted to hospital suffering from a chest infection"
   • ▪ allow (a person, country, etc.) to join an organization: "Canada was admitted to the League of Nations"
   • ▪ allow (someone) to share in a privilege: "he was admitted to the freedom of the city in 1583"
   • 3. accept as valid: "the courts can refuse to admit police evidence which 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’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADMIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ADMIT definition: 1. to agree that something is true, especially unwillingly: 2. to accept that you have failed and…. Learn more.

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   When you admit something, you confess that it happened. It wasn't easy to admit that you'd broken the vase, but how else could you explain that your hand was glued to it?

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › admitAdmit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   admit: [verb] to allow scope for : permit. to concede as true or valid.

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   Admit definition: to allow to enter; grant or afford entrance to. See examples of ADMIT used in a sentence.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishadmit verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Synonyms admit admit acknowledge recognize concede confess These words all mean to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true. admit to agree, often unwillingly, that something is true:. It was a stupid thing to do, I admit. acknowledge (rather formal) to accept that something exists, is true or has happened:. She refuses to acknowledge the need for reform. recognize to admit or be aware that something exists or is true:. They recognized the need to take the problem seriously.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishADMIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 meanings: 1. to confess or acknowledge (a crime, mistake, etc) 2. to concede (the truth or validity of something) 3. to allow.... Click for more definitions.

8. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › admitadmit - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jul 21, 2024 · However, a Carlisle newspaper got hold of the story, and at the half-yearly meeting of the Caledonian Railway Company, held on March 17, 1863, a shareholder, Mr. Meiklem, questioned the Chairman, Lt.-Col. Salkeld, regarding a "Chase of Engines," described in the newspaper article.

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   a. To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge or concede: Even proponents of the technology admit that it doesn't always work as well as it should.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryADMIT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    ADMIT meaning: 1. to agree that you did something bad, or that something bad is true: 2. to allow someone to…. Learn more.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryADMIT - All you need to know about it - Collins Online Dictionary

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    A complete guide to the word "ADMIT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.