Admit | Meaning of admit

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admit (verb)
To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration; to receive; to take.
A ticket admits one into a playhouse.
They were admitted into his house.
To admit a serious thought into the mind.
To admit evidence in the trial of a cause.

admit (verb)
To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
To admit an attorney to practice law.
The prisoner was admitted to bail.

admit (verb)
To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny.
The argument or fact is admitted.
He admitted his guilt.
She admitted taking drugs / she admitted to taking drugs.

admit (verb)
To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
The words do not admit such a construction.

admit (verb)
To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of).
Circumstances do not admit of this.
The text does not admit of this interpretation.

admit (verb)
To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.

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January 24, 2019

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