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Verb admit has 8 senses
- admit, 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"
--1 is one way to declare, adjudge, hold
Antonyms: deny
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- admit, allow in, let in, intromit - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club"
--2 is one way to permit, allow, let, countenance
Antonyms: reject, turn down, turn away, refuse
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
- admit, 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"
--3 is one way to permit, allow, let, countenance
Antonyms: exclude, keep out, shut out, shut
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
- accept, admit, 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"
--4 is one way to accept, take, have
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot admit Sue
- admit, allow - afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- admit - give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- accommodate, hold, admit - have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- admit - serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"
--8 is one way to serve, do
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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