admit

Meaning of admit

verb
  1. confess to be true or to be the case.
    the Home Office finally admitted that several prisoners had been injured
    ‘I am feeling pretty tired,’ Jane admitted
  2. allow (someone) to enter a place.
    old-age pensioners are admitted free to the museum
  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

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

Information about admit

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of admit is: admits.
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Hyphenation of admit

ad-mit

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
  • admit is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

admit synonyms

Meaning acknowledge:

acknowledge

Meaning allow in:

intromit

Meaning let in:

include

Meaning accept:

accept, take

Meaning allow:

allow

Meaning accommodate:

accommodate, hold

Meaning admit that one has committed a crime or done something wrong:

confess

Meaning make (previously unknown or secret information) known to others:

reveal

Meaning make (secret or new information) known:

disclose

Meaning make known (private or sensitive information):

divulge

Meaning assert or confess openly:

avow

Meaning say something in a solemn and emphatic manner:

declare

Meaning claim that one has (a quality or feeling), especially when this is not the case:

profess

Meaning intentionally disclose (something private or secret):

leak

Meaning admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it:

concede

Meaning agree to a demand, request, or treaty:

accede

Meaning agree or admit to (someone) that (something) is true:

grant

Meaning have the same opinion about something; concur:

agree

Meaning admit or acknowledge that something is the case or that one feels a certain way:

own

Meaning be of the same opinion; agree:

concur

Meaning express approval or agreement:

assent

Meaning acknowledge the existence, validity, or legality of:

recognize

Meaning become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly:

realize

Meaning recognize the full worth of:

appreciate

Meaning find unexpectedly or during a search:

discover

Meaning greet or welcome (a visitor) formally:

receive

Meaning greet (someone arriving) in a polite or friendly way:

welcome

Meaning recruit (someone) to perform a service:

enrol

Meaning enrol or be enrolled in the armed services:

enlist

Meaning enter or record on an official list or directory:

register

admit antonyms

Meaning state that one refuses to admit the truth or existence of:

deny

Meaning not allow to be seen; hide:

conceal

Meaning deny (someone) access to a place, group, or privilege:

exclude

Meaning fasten (something, especially a door or window) with a bar or bars:

bar

Meaning officially make (someone) leave a school or other organization:

expel

Translation of admit

Anagrams of admit

atmid

Words that rhyme with admit

coadmit, preadmit, readmit

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