admit


admit (http://definr.com/admit)

     v 1: declare or acknowledge to be true; "He admitted his errors";
          "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" [syn: acknowledge]
          [ant: deny]
     2: allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members
        into our club" [syn: allow in, let in, intromit]
        [ant: reject]
     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" [syn: let in, include] [ant: exclude]
     4: admit into a group or community; "accept students for
        graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to
        admit a new member" [syn: accept, take, take on]
     5: afford possibility: "This problem admits of no solution";
        "This short story allows of several different
        interpretations" [syn: allow]
     6: give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the
        yard"
     7: have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can
        accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people";
        "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" [syn: accommodate,
         hold]
     8: serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one
        adult to the show"