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admit

ad·mit

admit

 
 
pronunciation:
d mIt
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: verb
inflections: admits, admitting, admitted
definition 1: to let in; allow to enter.
This movie ticket admits one.The restaurant admitted us after a long wait.
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synonyms:
let in
antonyms:
bar, discharge, exclude, expel, reject
similar words:
accept, allow, embrace, include, install, receive, take
definition 2: to tell the truth; confess.
Did he admit that he broke the window?
synonyms:
confess, own up to
antonyms:
deny
similar words:
acknowledge, disclose, profess, reveal
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