admit
To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration.
Verb 4 meanings
To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration.
“to admit a serious thought into the mind”
To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
“to admit an attorney to practice law”
To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).
“the argument or fact is admitted”
To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
“The words do not admit such a construction.”
Etymology
From Middle English admitten, amitten, borrowed from Old French admettre, amettre (“to admit”), from Latin admittō (“to allow entrance, inlet”, literally “to send to”), from ad- + mittere (“to send”).
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ADMIT at a glance
ADMIT has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (A 1 + D 2 + M 3 + I 1 + T 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,511 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with admit
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- ADMIN8
- ADMIX15
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