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admit
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
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verb
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
“He admitted his errors”
verb
admit into a group or community
“accept students for graduate study”
verb
allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
“admit someone to the profession”
verb
allow to enter; grant entry to
“We cannot admit non-members into our club building”
verb
serve as a means of entrance
“This ticket will admit one adult to the show”
verb
have room for; hold without crowding
“This hotel can accommodate 250 guests”
verb
give access or entrance to
“The French doors admit onto the yard”
verb
afford possibility
“This problem admits of no solution”
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He admitted his errors
She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
accept students for graduate study
We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
admit someone to the profession
She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar
We cannot admit non-members into our club building
This pipe admits air
This ticket will admit one adult to the show
This hotel can accommodate 250 guests
The theater admits 300 people
The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people
The French doors admit onto the yard
This problem admits of no solution
This short story allows of several different interpretations
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