admit

Verb

admit (third-person singular simple present admits, present participle admitting, simple past and past participle admitted)

1. (transitive) 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 admit evidence in the trial of a cause
2. (transitive) 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
   • The prisoner was admitted to bail.

   Synonyms:

   inlet, let in

3. (intransitive, transitive) 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
   • He admitted his guilt.

   Synonyms:

   own up, confess, allow, acknowledge, own, grant

4. (transitive) 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.
   • Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.1669, William Holder, Elements of Speech
5. (intransitive, with-of) To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission.
   • Circumstances do not admit of this.
   • The text does not admit of this interpretation.
6. (transitive) 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...2011 December 16, Denis Campbell, “Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients'”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2020