Word: Admit
How to pronounce: ədˈmɪt
Verb
Definitions:
1. Confess to be true or to be the case, typically with reluctance.
Example sentences: "The office finally admitted that several prisoners had been injured"
2. Allow (someone) to enter a place.
Example sentences: "Senior citizens are admitted free to the museum"
3. Accept as valid.
Example sentences: "The courts can refuse to admit police evidence that has been illegally obtained"
4. Allow the possibility of.
Example sentences: "The need to inform him was too urgent to admit of further delay"
Synonyms:
confess
recognize
acknowledge
recognise
confide
concede
avow
own up
suppose
tolerate
assume
allow
accept
take
agree
hold
receive
accommodate
enter
fess
own
grant
Antonyms:
deny
refuse
reject
forbid
prohibit
win
Derivations:
admitting
admitted
admittedly
admission
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Admit in Other Languages...
Spanish: Admitir
German: Zugeben
French: Admettre
Italian: Ammettere
Turkish: Kabullenmek
