admit
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admit
- /ədˈmɪt/
Rhymes with -ɪt
Where it comes from
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 admits · admitting · admitted · admit
- To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration. to admit a serious thought into the mind
- To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise. to admit an attorney to practice law
- To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to). the argument or fact is admitted
- To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted. The words do not admit such a construction.
- To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission. Circumstances do not admit of this.
- To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment. "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
