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ad·mit
 admit
- pronunciation:
 d
mIt
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
admits, admitted, admitting |
| definition 1: |
to grant entry.
The university admits students from countries all over the world.
- synonyms:
- induct, let in
- antonyms:
- bar, debar, discharge, eject, exclude, expel, reject
- similar words:
- accept, allow, embrace, include, install, receive, take
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| definition 2: |
to confess.
He admitted that he tried to cheat on the exam.She admitted that she had been in love with him since they met.The boys finally admitted breaking the window.- synonyms:
- avow, confess, own up to
- antonyms:
- deny, disavow
- similar words:
- acknowledge, disclose, divulge, profess, reveal
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| definition 3: |
to accept or allow as valid; concede.
All right, I admit your point on this occasion.- synonyms:
- allow, concede, grant
- antonyms:
- deny, disallow, gainsay
- similar words:
- accede, accept, acknowledge, agree, avow, recognize, yield
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| related words: |
accord, avouch, confess, enter, initiate, testify, welcome |
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