Etimology
From Middle English admitten, amitten, borrowed from Old French admettre, amettre (“to admit”), from Latin admittō (“to allow entrance, inlet”, literally “to send to”), from ad- + mittere (“to send”).
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 or intransitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).
(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.
Examples
A ticket admits one into a playhouse.
They were admitted into his house.
to admit a serious thought into the mind
to admit evidence in the trial of a cause
Her eyes are homes of silent prayer,Nor other thought her mind admitsBut, he was dead, and there he sits,And he that brought him back is there.
to admit an attorney to practice law
the prisoner was admitted to bail
Synonyms: own up, confess
the argument or fact is admitted
he admitted his guilt
she admitted taking drugs / she admitted to taking drugs
However, a Carlisle newspaper got hold of the story, and at the half-yearly meeting of the Caledonian Railway Company, held on March 17, 1863, a shareholder, Mr. Meiklem, questioned the Chairman, Lt.-Col. Salkeld, regarding a "Chase of Engines," described in the newspaper article. The Chairman admitted that the statements made in the article were perfectly true.
His sister, Patti, also admitted taking drugs, […]
Police officers at a checkpoint in Bangkok's Huay Kwang district admitted to extorting 27,000 baht from a Taiwanese actress […]
the words do not admit such a construction.
Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.
There is no tree admits of transplantation so well as the Elm, for a tree of twenty years growth will admit of a remove.
circumstances do not admit of this
the text does not admit of this interpretation
"This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted, it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm."
Related words
synonyms
(to allow entry to): inlet, let in
(to recognise as true): acknowledge, own
related terms
admissible
admission
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