acknowledge |
to admit the truth or existence of. [1/3 definitions] |
avow |
to state openly; admit; confess. [1/2 definitions] |
baptism |
any similar ceremony used to initiate or admit to membership. [1/2 definitions] |
baptize |
to administer the Christian rite of immersion in or sprinkling with water, to purify symbolically and admit to church membership. [1/4 definitions] |
call it quits |
to give up and admit defeat. [1/2 definitions] |
clerestory |
in architecture, an outside wall containing windows which admit light to partially roofed areas in the lower sections of a building, esp. a church. |
come clean |
(informal) to admit the truth. |
concede |
to admit the truth or justice of. [2 definitions] |
confess |
to admit as true. [2 definitions] |
confirmation |
a religious rite or ceremony performed to admit a person to full adult membership in a church. [1/3 definitions] |
deny |
to declare (something) false; refuse to agree with or admit; dispute; contradict. [1/3 definitions] |
disallow |
to refuse to allow or admit; reject. [1/2 definitions] |
eat one's words2 |
to admit that something one said was wrong. |
face up to |
to admit the existence of. [1/2 definitions] |
give up |
to admit defeat. [1/4 definitions] |
grant |
to admit or accept. [1/4 definitions] |
induct |
to admit or bring in as a member; initiate. [1/3 definitions] |
initiate |
to admit as a member of a club or society by performing a formal ceremony or ritual. [1/4 definitions] |
Inns of Court |
the four legal societies in England that have the exclusive right to admit law students to the bar. [1/2 definitions] |
intromit |
to allow, cause, or assist to enter; introduce; admit. |
jalousie |
a shutter, blind, or window with overlapping horizontal slats that can be tilted to admit more or less light or air. |