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admit v. [
acknowledge] declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
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admit v. [
allow in, let in, intromit] allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"
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admit v. [
let in, include] 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"
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admit v. [
accept, take, take on] 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"
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admit v. [
allow] afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
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