admitd*mit" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. admitted; p. pr. & vb. n. admitting.] [oe. amitten, l. admittere, admissum; ad + mittere to send: cf. f. admettre, of. admettre, of. ametre.
see missile.]
1. to
suffer to enter; to
grant entrance,
whether into a place, or
into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take; as,
they were into his house; to
admit a
serious thought into the mind; to
admit evidence in
the trial of a cause.
2. to
give a
right of entrance; as, a
ticket admits one into a playhouse.
3. to
allow (one) to
enter on an
office or to
enjoy a privilege; to
recognize as
qualified for a franchise; as, to
admit an
attorney to
practice law;
the prisoner was admitted to bail.
4. to
concede as true; to
acknowledge or
assent to, as an
allegation which it is
impossible to deny; to
own or confess; as,
the argument or
fact is admitted; he
admitted his guilt.
5. to be
capable of; to permit; as,
the words do
not admit such a construction. in
this sense, of
may be
used after the verb, or
may be omitted.
both houses declared that they could admit of no
treaty with the king. ume.
admit v
1. declare or
acknowledge to be true; "he
admitted his errors"; "she
acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
[syn: acknowledge] [ant: deny]
2. allow to enter;
grant entry to; "we
cannot admit non-members
into our club"
[syn: allow in, let in, intromit] [ant: reject]
3. 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"
[syn: let in, include] [ant: exclude]
4. 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"
[syn: accept, take, take on] 5. afford possibility: "this
problem admits of no solution"; "this
short story allows of
several different interpretations"
[syn: allow] 6. give access or
entrance to; "the
french doors admit onto the yard"
7. 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"
[syn: accommodate, hold] 8. serve as a
means of entrance; "this
ticket will admit one adult to
the show"
(
v. t.)
To
suffer to enter; to
grant entrance,
whether into a place, or
into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take; as,
they were into his house; to
admit a
serious thought into the mind; to
admit evidence in
the trial of a cause. Â
(
v. t.)
To
give a
right of entrance; as, a
ticket admits one into a playhouse. Â
(
v. t.)
To
concede as true; to
acknowledge or
assent to, as an
allegation which it is
impossible to deny; to
own or confess; as,
the argument or
fact is admitted; he
admitted his guilt. Â
(
v. t.)
To be
capable of; to permit; as,
the words do
not admit such a construction. In
this sense, of
may be
used after the verb, or
may be omitted. Â
(
v. t.)
To
allow (one) to
enter on an
office or to
enjoy a privilege; to
recognize as
qualified for a franchise; as, to
admit an
attorney to
practice law;
the prisoner was admitted to bail. Â
Verb1.
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)
acknowledge (antonym)
deny (hypernym) declare, adjudge,
hold (hyponym)
attorn (derivation) admission2.
allow to enter;
grant entry to; "We
cannot admit non-members
into our club" (synonym)
allow in,
let in,
intromit (antonym) reject,
turn down,
turn away,
refuse (hypernym) permit, allow, let,
countenance (hyponym)
repatriate (derivation)
entrance fee, admission,
admission charge,
admission fee,
admission price,
price of admission,
entrance money3.
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)
let in,
include (antonym) exclude,
keep out,
shut out,
shut (hypernym) permit, allow, let,
countenance (hyponym) initiate,
induct (verb-group) accept, take,
take on (derivation) entree, access, accession, admittance4.
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) accept, take,
take on (hypernym) accept, take,
have (hyponym)
profess (verb-group)
let in, include5.
afford possibility; "This
problem admits of no solution"; "This
short story allows of
several different interpretations" (synonym)
allow (verb-group) leave,
allow for, allow, provide6.
give access or
entrance to; "The
french doors admit onto the yard"7.
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) accommodate,
hold (hyponym)
sleep (verb-group) contain, take, hold8.
serve as a
means of entrance; "This
ticket will admit one adult to
the show" (hypernym) serve, do (verb-group)
allow in,
let in,
intromit (derivation)
entrance fee, admission,
admission charge,
admission fee,
admission price,
price of admission,
entrance money
v., admhaigh, glac le
I admit: admhaÃm
Derbyn = n. a receipt; v. to admit, to receive
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v. chID
Admission may refer to
several things: In
general usage:Confession, generally.Ticket to
enter an
event or movie theaterUniversity
and college admissionsChanges in
status allowing an
entity to
become part of a group, see List of
u.s. states by
date of statehood
fateor,
confiteor confessus
ascisco
verbto
allow (someone) to go in; to
register a
patient in a hospital;
children are admitted free; he was admitted (to hospital) this morning 
