admit

verbs

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

"He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

acknowledge, admit

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admission

antonym

deny

allow to enter; grant entry to

"We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"

admit, allow in, intromit, let in

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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"

admit, include, let in

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admittance

antonym

exclude

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"

accept, admit, take, take on

afford possibility

"This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"

admit, allow

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admissive

give access or entrance to

"The French doors admit onto the yard"

admit

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"

accommodate, admit, hold

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admittible

serve as a means of entrance

"This ticket will admit one adult to the show"

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admittable

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admission

verb group

allow to enter; grant entry to

"We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"

admit, allow in, intromit, let in

is a type of (narrower)

spend time in prison or in a labor camp

"He did six years for embezzlement"

do, serve