“admit”

Definitions

• verb

  declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

  Synonyms: acknowledge, americanize, anglicize, o, ok, accept, accord, acculturate, acculturize, acquiesce, acquire, adopt

  Antonyms: deny

  • Example:“He admitted his errors.”
  • Example:“She acknowledged that she might have forgotten.”

• verb

  allow to enter; grant entry to

  Synonyms: allow in, let in, intromit

  Antonyms: reject

  • Example:“We cannot admit non-members into our club building.”
  • Example:“This pipe admits air.”

• verb

  allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of

  Synonyms: let in, include

  Antonyms: exclude

  • Example:“admit someone to the profession”
  • Example:“She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar.”

• verb

  admit into a group or community

  Synonyms: accept, take, take on

  • Example:“accept students for graduate study”
  • Example:“We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member.”

• verb

  afford possibility

  Synonyms: allow

  • Example:“This problem admits of no solution.”
  • Example:“This short story allows of several different interpretations.”

• verb

  give access or entrance to

  • Example:“The French doors admit onto the yard.”