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1. Declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
   "He admitted his errors"
   - acknowledge
    
2. Allow to enter; grant entry to
   "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air"
   - allow in, let in, intromit
    
3. 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"
   - let in, include
    
4. Admit into a group or community
   "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
   - accept, take, take on
    
5. Afford possibility
   "This problem admits of no solution"
   - allow
    
6. Give access or entrance to
   "The French doors admit onto the yard"
    
7. Have room for; hold without crowding
   "The theatre admits 300 people"
   - accommodate, hold
    
8. Serve as a means of entrance
   "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"

Derived forms: admitting, admits, admitted

See also: admission, admissive, admittance, admittible

Type of: accept, adjudge, allow, countenance, declare, do, have, hold, let, permit, serve, take

Antonym: deny, exclude, reject

Encyclopedia: Admit