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Admit
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- 1 To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration transitive
"to admit a serious thought into the mind"
- 2 declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of wordnet
- 3 To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise. transitive
"to admit an attorney to practice law"
- 4 admit into a group or community wordnet
- 5 To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to). intransitive, transitive
"the argument or fact is admitted"
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- 6 allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of wordnet
- 7 To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted. transitive
"The words do not admit such a construction."
- 8 allow to enter; grant entry to wordnet
- 9 To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission. intransitive, with-of
"Circumstances do not admit of this."
- 10 serve as a means of entrance wordnet
- 11 To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment. transitive
""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.""
- 12 have room for; hold without crowding wordnet
- 13 give access or entrance to wordnet
- 14 afford possibility wordnet
Etymology
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”).
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