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.
768.
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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.
— This pipe admits air.
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)
298.
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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.
— She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar.
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)
56.
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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.
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