VERB | communication | admit, acknowledge | declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of |
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social | admit, allow in, let in, intromit | allow to enter | |
social | admit, let in, include | allow participation in or the right to be part of | |
possession | admit, accept, take, take on | admit into a group or community | |
stative | admit, allow | afford possibility | |
stative | admit | give access or entrance to | |
stative | admit, accommodate, hold | have room for | |
stative | admit | serve as a means of entrance |
Sounds | ahdmih't | |
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Rhymes | acquit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... |
Meaning | declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
Example | "He admitted his errors" | |
Synonym | acknowledge | |
Entailed by | apologize, apologise | Acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing |
Narrower | attorn | Acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord |
avow, avouch | Admit openly and bluntly | |
concede, profess, confess | Admit (to a wrongdoing) | |
confess, squeal, fink | confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure | |
confess | confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith | |
make no bones about | Acknowledge freely and openly | |
sustain | Admit as valid | |
write off | concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody | |
Broader | declare, adjudge, hold | declare to be |
Opposite | deny | declare untrue |
Spanish | admitir, reconocer | |
Catalan | admetre, confessar, reconèixer | |
Nouns | admission | an acknowledgment of the truth of something |
Meaning | Allow to enter; grant entry to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | allow in, let in, intromit | |
Narrower | readmit | Admit anew |
repatriate | Admit back into the country | |
Broader | permit, allow, let, countenance | consent to, give permission |
Opposite | reject, turn down, turn away, refuse | Refuse entrance or membership |
Similar to | admit | Serve as a means of entrance |
Spanish | admitir, dar entrada | |
Adjectives | admittable, admittible | deserving to be allowed to enter |
Nouns | admission | the act of admitting someone to enter |
admission | the fee charged for admission |
Meaning | Allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | let in, include | |
Narrower | initiate, induct | Accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite |
involve | Engage as a participant | |
readmit | Admit again or anew | |
Broader | permit, allow, let, countenance | consent to, give permission |
Opposite | exclude, keep out, shut out, shut | prevent from entering |
Similar to | accept, admit, take, take on | Admit into a group or community |
Spanish | admitir, contemplar, englobar, incluir, integrar | |
Catalan | admetre, contemplar, englobar, incloure, integrar | |
Nouns | admittance | the right to enter |
Meaning | Admit into a group or community. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Model | Sam cannot admit Sue | |
Example | "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member" | |
Synonyms | accept, take, take on | |
Narrower | profess | Receive into a religious order or congregation |
Broader | accept, take, have | Receive willingly something given or offered |
Similar to | admit, let in, include | Allow participation in or the right to be part of |
Spanish | aceptar, admitir, recibir | |
Catalan | acceptar, admetre |
Meaning | afford possibility. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "This problem admits of no solution" | |
Synonym | allow | |
Similar to | leave, allow for, allow, provide | make a possibility or provide opportunity for |
Spanish | admitir, permitir | |
Catalan | admetre, permetre | |
Adjectives | admissive | characterized by or allowing admission |
Meaning | Give access or entrance to. | |
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Pattern | Something is ----ing PP | |
Example | "The French doors admit onto the yard" | |
Spanish | dar salida |
Meaning | Have room for; hold without crowding. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The theater admits 300 people" | |
Synonyms | accommodate, hold | |
Narrower | house | Contain or cover |
seat | Be able to seat / seat | |
sleep | Be able to accommodate for sleeping | |
Similar to | contain, take, hold | Be capable of holding or containing |
Adjectives | admittible | deserving to be allowed to enter |
Meaning | Serve as a means of entrance. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Example | "This ticket will admit one adult to the show" | |
Broader | serve, do | spend time in prison or in a labor camp |
Similar to | admit, allow in, let in, intromit | Allow to enter |
Adjectives | admittable, admittible | deserving to be allowed to enter |
Nouns | admission | the fee charged for admission |
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