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admit
English
Etymology
From Middle English admitten, amitten, borrowed from Old French admettre, amettre (“to admit”), from Latin admitt? (“to allow entrance, inlet”, literally “to send to”), from ad- + mittere (“to send”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?m?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Verb
admit (third-person singular simple present admits, present participle admitting, simple past and past participle admitted)
- (transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
- (transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
- (transitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny
- 2011, Kitty Kelley, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography (?ISBN):
- His sister, Patti, also admitted taking drugs, […]
- Synonyms: own up, confess
- 2011, Kitty Kelley, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography (?ISBN):
- (transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
- (intransitive) To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of).
- (transitive) To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
Usage notes
In the sense "concede to be true", this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
- (to allow entry to): inlet, let in
- (to recognise as true): acknowledge, own
Derived terms
Related terms
- admissible
- admission
- mission
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ad.mi/
Verb
admit
- third-person singular past historic of admettre
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admissibly
English
Etymology
admissible +? -ly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?m?s?bli/
Adverb
admissibly (comparative more admissibly, superlative most admissibly)
- in a manner that is admissible; acceptably
Related terms
- admit
Translations
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