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admit verb
1 admit Declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of:— He admitted his errors.
synonym: acknowledge .
Roget 762 :consent ;
assent
etc.
488 yield assent ,
admit ,
allow ,
concede ,
grant ,
yield ;
come round ,
come over ;
give into ,
acknowledge ,
agnize † ,
give consent ,
comply with ,
acquiesce ,
agree to ,
fall in with ,
accede ,
accept ,
embrace an offer ,
close with ,
take at one's word ,
have no objection .
satisfy ,
meet one's wishes ,
settle ,
come to terms
etc.
488 not refuse
etc.
764 turn a willing ear
etc.
(willingness)
602 jump at ;
deign ,
vouchsafe ;
promise
etc.
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Roget 488 :assent ;
give assent ,
yield assent ,
nod assent ;
acquiesce ;
agree
etc.
23 receive ,
accept ,
accede ,
accord ,
concur ,
lend oneself to ,
consent ,
coincide ,
reciprocate ,
go with ;
be at one with
etc.
adj.;
go along with ,
chime in with ,
strike in with ,
close in with ;
echo ,
enter into one's views ,
agree in opinion ;
vote ,
give one's voice for ;
recognize ;
subscribe to ,
conform to ,
defer to ;
say yes to ,
say ditto ,
amen to ,
say aye to .
acknowledge ,
own ,
admit ,
allow ,
avow ,
confess ;
concede
etc.
(yield)
762 come round to ;
abide by ;
permit
etc.
760 arrive at an understanding ,
come to an understanding ,
come to terms ,
come to an agreement .
confirm ,
affirm ;
ratify ,
appprove ,
indorse ,
countersign ;
corroborate
etc.
467 go with the stream ,
swim with the stream ,
go with the flow ,
blow with the wind ;
be in fashion ,
join in the chorus ,
join the crowd ,
be one of the guys ,
be part of the group ,
go with the crowd ,
don't make waves ;
be in every mouth .
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Roget 529 :disclose ,
discover ,
dismask † ;
draw the veil ,
draw aside the veil ,
lift the veil ,
raise the veil ,
lift up the veil ,
remove the veil ,
tear aside the veil ,
tear the curtain ;
unmask ,
unveil ,
unfold ,
uncover ,
unseal ,
unkennel ;
take off the seal ,
break the seal ;
lay open ,
lay bare ;
expose ;
open ,
open up ;
bare ,
bring to light .
divulge ,
reveal ,
break ;
squeal [Coll.] ,
tattle [Coll.] ,
sing [Coll.] ,
rat [Coll.] ,
snitch [Coll.] ;
let into the secret ;
reveal the secrets of the prison house ;
tell
etc.
(inform)
527 breathe ,
utter ,
blab ,
peach ;
let out ,
let fall ,
let drop ,
let slip ,
spill the beans ,
let the cat out of the bag ;
betray ;
tell tales ,
come out of school ;
come out with ;
give vent ,
give utterance to ;
open the lips ,
blurt out ,
vent ,
whisper about ;
speak out
etc.
(make manifest)
525 make public
etc.
531 unriddle
etc.
(find out)
480.1;
split .
acknowledge ,
allow ,
concede ,
grant ,
admit ,
own ,
own up to ,
confess ,
avow ,
throw off all disguise ,
turn inside out ,
make a clean breast ;
show one's hand ,
show one's cards ;
unburden one's mind ,
disburden one's mind ,
disburden one's conscience ,
disburden one's heart ;
open one's mind ,
lay bare one's mind ,
tell a piece of one's mind [Fr.] ;
unbosom oneself ,
own to the soft impeachment ;
say the truth ,
speak the truth ;
turn King's evidence ,
Queen's evidence ;
acknowledge the corn [U.S.] .
raise the mask ,
drop the mask ,
lift the mask ,
remove the mask ,
throw off the mask ;
expose ;
lay open ;
undeceive † ,
unbeguile † ;
disabuse ,
set right ,
correct ,
open the eyes of ;
d_esillusionner .
be disclosed
&c.;
transpire ,
come to light ;
come in sight
etc.
(be visible)
446 become known ,
escape the lips ;
come out ,
ooze out ,
creep out ,
leak out ,
peep out ,
crop-out ;
show its face ,
show its colors ;
discover itself
&c.;
break through the clouds ,
flash on the mind .
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Dutch: bekennen, erkennen, toegeven, bevestigen
2 admit Allow to enter; grant entry to:— We cannot admit non-members into our club building.
synonyms: allow in , intromit , let in .
Roget 296 :give entrance to ,
give admittance to ,
give the entree ;
introduce ,
intromit ;
usher ,
admit ,
receive ,
import ,
bring in ,
open the door to ,
throw in ,
ingest ,
absorb ,
imbibe ,
inhale ,
breathe in ;
let in ,
take in ,
suck in ,
draw in ;
readmit ,
resorb ,
reabsorb ;
snuff up ,
swallow ,
ingurgitate † ;
engulf ,
engorge ;
gulp ;
eat ,
drink
etc.
(food)
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Dutch: binnenlaten, inlaten, toegang verlenen, toelaten
3 admit Allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of:— Admit someone to the profession.
synonyms: include , let in .
Roget 54 :be composed of ,
be made of ,
be formed of ,
be made up of ;
consist of ,
be resolved into .
include
etc.
(in a class)
76 contain ,
hold ,
comprehend ,
take in ,
admit ,
embrace ,
embody ;
involve ,
implicate ;
drag into .
compose ,
constitute ,
form ,
make ;
make up ,
fill up ,
build up ;
enter into the composition of
etc.
(be a component)
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Roget 76 :be included in
&c.;
come under ,
fall under ,
range under ;
belong to ,
pertain to ;
range with ;
merge in .
include ,
comprise ,
comprehend ,
contain ,
admit ,
embrace ,
receive ;
inclose
etc.
(circumscribe)
229 embody ,
encircle .
reckon among ,
enumerate among ,
number among ;
refer to ;
place with ,
arrange with ,
place under ;
take into account .
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Dutch: admitteren, toegeven, toelaten, toestaan
4 admit 5 admit Afford possibility:— This problem admits of no solution.
synonym: allow .
Roget 760 :permit ;
give permission
etc.
n.,
give power ;
let ,
allow ,
admit ;
suffer ,
bear with ,
tolerate ,
recognize ;
concede
etc.
762 accord ,
vouchsafe ,
favor ,
humor ,
gratify ,
indulge ,
stretch a point ;
wink at ,
connive at ;
shut one's eyes to .
grant ,
empower ,
charter ,
enfranchise ,
privilege ,
confer a privilege ,
license ,
authorize ,
warrant ;
sanction ;
intrust
etc.
(commission)
755 give carte blanche [Fr.] ,
give the reins to ,
give scope to
etc.
(freedom)
748 leave alone ,
leave it to one ,
leave the door open ;
open the door to ,
open the flood gates ;
give a loose to .
let off ;
absolve
etc.
(acquit)
970 release ,
exonerate ,
dispense with .
ask permission ,
beg permission ,
request permission ,
ask leave ,
beg leave ,
request leave .
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6 admit Give access or entrance to.
7 admit Have room for; hold without crowding:— The theater admits 300 people.
synonyms: accommodate , hold .
8 admit Serve as a means of entrance.
Moby thesaurus: Americanize , Anglicize , O , OK , accept , accord , acculturate , acculturize , acknowledge , acquiesce , acquire , admit everything , admit exceptions , adopt , affiliate , agree , agree provisionally , allow , allow for , assent , assent grudgingly , assimilate , assume , avow , barge in , be admitted , break in , breeze in , brook , burst in , bust in , come barging in , come breezing in , come busting in , come by , come clean , come in , come in for , complete , comprehend , comprise , concede , confer citizenship , confess , consent , consider , consider the circumstances , consider the source , contain , cop a plea , count in , cover , creep in , cross the threshold , crowd in , declare , derive , derive from , discount , dispense , disregard , divulge , drag down , draw , draw from , drop in , edge in , embody , embrace , encircle , enclose , encompass , enter , entertain , envisage , express general agreement , fill , fill in , fill out , gain , gain admittance , get , get in , give an entree , give leave , give permission , give the go-ahead , give the word , go along with , go in , go into , go native , grant , harbor , have , have an entree , have an in , have coming in , hold , hop in , house , immit , include , incorporate , induct , initiate , insert , install , interject , interpose , introduce , intromit , intrude , irrupt , jam in , jump in , leave , let , let in , let on , lift temporarily , lodge , look in , make allowance for , make possible , naturalize , not oppose , number among , obtain , occupy , okay , open up , out with it , own , own up , pack in , permit , plead guilty , pop in , press in , provide for , pull down , push in , put in , receive , reckon among , reckon in , reckon with , recognize , relax , relax the condition , release , reveal , say the word , secure , set aside , set foot in , shelter , slip in , spill , spill it , spit it out , squeeze in , step in , subscribe , suffer , take , take account of , take cognizance of , take in , take into account , take into consideration , take on , take over , take up , tell all , tell the truth , throw open to , thrust in , tolerate , visit , vouchsafe , waive , warrant , wedge in , work in , yield ... show more .
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