admit
1. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of (Freq. 64)
- He admitted his errors
- She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
• Syn:
acknowledge
• Ant:
deny
• Derivationally related forms:
acknowledgeable (for: acknowledge), acknowledgment (for: acknowledge), admission
• Hypernyms:
declare, adjudge, hold
• Hyponyms:
attorn, write off, make no bones about, sustain, concede,
profess, confess, squeal, fink, avow, avouch
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. allow to enter;
grant entry to (Freq. 11)
- We cannot admit non-members into our club building
- This pipe admits air
• Syn:
allow in, let in, intromit
• Ant:
reject
• Derivationally related forms:
intromission (for: intromit), admittible, admittable, admission
• Hypernyms:
permit, allow, let, countenance
• Hyponyms:
repatriate, readmit
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
3. allow participation in or the right to be part of;
permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of (Freq. 1)
- admit someone to the profession
- She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar
• Syn:
let in, include
• Ant:
exclude
• Derivationally related forms:
inclusion (for: include), admittance
• Hypernyms:
permit, allow, let, countenance
• Hyponyms:
initiate, induct, readmit, involve
• Verb Group:
accept, take, take on
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
4. admit into a group or community (Freq. 1)
- accept students for graduate study
- We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
• Syn:
accept, take, take on
• Hypernyms:
accept, take, have
• Hyponyms:
profess
• Verb Group:
let in, include
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Sam cannot admit Sue
5. afford possibility
- This problem admits of no solution
- This short story allows of several different interpretations
• Syn:
allow
• Derivationally related forms:
allowable (for: allow), admissive
• Verb Group:
leave, allow for, allow, provide
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
6. give access or entrance to
- The French doors admit onto the yard
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
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
• Derivationally related forms:
admittible
• Hyponyms:
sleep, house, seat
• Verb Group:
contain, take, hold
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
8. serve as a means of entrance
- This ticket will admit one adult to the show
• Derivationally related forms:
admittible, admittable, admission
• Hypernyms:
serve, do
• Verb Group:
allow in, let in, intromit
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
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