admit

Verb
  1. is a type of: adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be
    subtypes:
    • attorn - acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord
    • write off - concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody
    • make no bones about - acknowledge freely and openly
    • sustain - admit as valid
    • concede, confess, profess - admit (to a wrongdoing)
    • confess - confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
    • confess, fink, squeal - confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
    • avouch, avow - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
    same as: acknowledge
  2. is a type of: allow, countenance, let, permit - consent to, give permission
    subtypes:
    same as: allow in, intromit, let in
    verb group: admit - serve as a means of entrance
  3. is a type of: allow, countenance, let, permit - consent to, give permission
    subtypes:
    • induct, initiate - accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite
    • readmit - admit again or anew
    • involve - engage as a participant
    same as: include, let in
    verb group: accept, admit, take, take on - admit into a group or community
  4. is a type of: accept, have, take - receive willingly something given or offered
    subtypes: profess - receive into a religious order or congregation
    same as: accept, take, take on
    verb group: admit, include, let in - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
  5. same as: allow
    verb group: allow, allow for, leave, provide - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
  7. subtypes:
    • sleep - be able to accommodate for sleeping
    • house - contain or cover
    • seat - be able to seat
    same as: accommodate, hold
    verb group: contain, hold, take - be capable of holding or containing
  8. is a type of: do, serve - spend time in prison or in a labor camp
    verb group: admit, allow in, intromit, let in - allow to enter; grant entry to

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