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"