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   admit

   /ədˈmɪt/

   verb

   • 1. confess to be true or to be the case: "the Home Office finally admitted that several prisoners had been injured" Similar acknowledgeconfessrevealmake knowndisclosedivulgemake publicavowdeclareprofessown up tomake a clean breast ofbring into the openbring to lightgive awayblurt outleakconcedeacceptaccedegrantagreeallowownconcurassentrecognizerealizebe aware ofbe conscious ofappreciateinformal:get something off one's chestspill the beans abouttell all aboutblow the lid offsqueal aboutblow the gaff onarchaic:discoverOpposite denyconceal
   • ▪ confess to (a crime or fault, or one's responsibility for it): "he was sentenced to prison after admitting 47 charges of burglary" Similar acknowledgeconfessrevealmake knowndisclosedivulgemake publicavowdeclareprofessown up tomake a clean breast ofbring into the openbring to lightgive awayblurt outleakconcedeacceptaccedegrantagreeallowownconcurassentrecognizerealizebe aware ofbe conscious ofappreciateinformal:get something off one's chestspill the beans abouttell all aboutblow the lid offsqueal aboutblow the gaff onarchaic:discoverOpposite denyconceal
   • ▪ acknowledge (a failure or fault): "after searching for an hour, she finally had to admit defeat"
   • 2. allow (someone) to enter a place: "old-age pensioners are admitted free to the museum" Similar let inallow entrypermit entrygrant entrance togive right of entry togive access togive admission toaccepttake inusher inshow inreceivewelcometake onenrolenlistregistersign upOpposite excludebarexpel
   • ▪ receive (a patient) into a hospital for treatment: "she was admitted to hospital suffering from a chest infection"
   • ▪ allow (a person, country, etc.) to join an organization: "Canada was admitted to the League of Nations"
   • ▪ allow (someone) to share in a privilege: "he was admitted to the freedom of the city in 1583"
   • 3. accept as valid: "the courts can refuse to admit police evidence which has been illegally obtained"
   • 4. allow the possibility of: "the need to inform him was too urgent to admit of further delay"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin admittere, from ad- ‘to’ + mittere ‘send’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADMITTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Admitted is the past tense and past participle of admit, which means to allow someone or something to enter or to accept something as true. Learn how to use admitted in sentences with different meanings and contexts from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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     (Definition of admitted from the Cambridge Advanced...

   • Znaczenie Admitted, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     admitted definicja: 1. past simple and past participle of...

   • Self-Admitted

     SELF-ADMITTED definition: 1. known and accepted by you, for...

   • Admonish

     ADMONISH definition: 1. to tell someone that they have done...

   • Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미

     admitted 의미, 정의, admitted의 정의: 1. past simple and past...

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     See All Meanings - ADMITTED | English meaning - Cambridge...

   • Admit

     to accept that you have failed and give up: After several...

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADMIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of admit as a verb in English, with synonyms, antonyms, and usage examples. Find out how to use admit in different contexts, such as accepting something is true, allowing someone to enter, or giving permission to join.

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb admit, which means to allow, concede, or acknowledge something. See also the noun admit, which means a person who is admitted into a school, hospital, etc.

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   Admitted definition: allowed to enter; granted entrance or entry. See examples of ADMITTED used in a sentence.

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   to permit; allow. to allow or concede as valid: to admit the force of an argument. to acknowledge; confess: He admitted his guilt. Synonyms: avow, own. to grant in argument; concede: The fact is admitted. to have capacity for: This passage admits two abreast. verb (used without object) , ad·mit·ted, ad·mit·ting. to permit entrance; give access:

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryADMITTED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Admitted is the past tense and past participle of admit, which means to allow or accept something or someone. Learn how to use admitted in sentences with different meanings and contexts from the Cambridge Dictionary.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishADMIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   admit in British English. (ədˈmɪt ) verb Word forms: -mits, -mitting, -mitted (mainly tr) 1. (may take a clause as object) to confess or acknowledge (a crime, mistake, etc) 2. (may take a clause as object) to concede (the truth or validity of something) 3. to allow to enter; let in.