Main entry: admit, acknowledge
Definition: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
Usage: He admitted his errors; She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
Main entry: accept, admit, take, take on
Definition: admit into a group or community
Usage: accept students for graduate study; We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
Main entry: let in, include, admit
Definition: allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
Usage: admit someone to the profession; She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar
Main entry: let in, intromit, admit, allow in
Definition: allow to enter; grant entry to
Usage: We cannot admit non-members into our club building; This pipe admits air
Main entry: admit
Definition: serve as a means of entrance
Usage: This ticket will admit one adult to the show
Main entry: hold, admit, accommodate
Definition: have room for; hold without crowding
Usage: This hotel can accommodate 250 guests; The theater admits 300 people; The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people
Main entry: admit
Definition: give access or entrance to
Usage: The French doors admit onto the yard
Definition: afford possibility
Usage: This problem admits of no solution; This short story allows of several different interpretations