admit

• "He admitted his errors"
• "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

Synonyms

• acknowledgedeclare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; report the receipt of; express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for; accept as legally binding and valid; accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority

• "grant entry to"
• "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"
• "This pipe admits air"

Synonyms

• allow inallow to enter
• let inallow participation in or the right to be part of; allow to enter
• intromitallow to enter

• "permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of"
• "admit someone to the profession"
• "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"

Synonyms

• let inallow participation in or the right to be part of; allow to enter
• includehave as a part, be made up out of; consider as part of something; add as part of something else; allow participation in or the right to be part of

• "accept students for graduate study"
• "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

Synonyms

• acceptconsider or hold as true; receive willingly something given or offered; give an affirmative reply to; react favorably to; admit into a group or community; take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; tolerate or accommodate oneself to; be designed to hold or take; receive (a report) officially, as from a committee ; make use of or accept for some purpose; be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
• takethe income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption ; carry out; require (time or space); take somebody somewhere; get into one's hands, take physically; take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; interpret something in a certain way; take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; take into one's possession; travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; receive willingly something given or offered; assume, as of positions or roles; take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; require as useful, just, or proper; experience or feel or submit to; make a film or photograph of something; remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; serve oneself to, or consume regularly; accept or undergo, often unwillingly; make use of or accept for some purpose; take by force; occupy or take on; admit into a group or community; ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; be a student of a certain subject; take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; head into a specified direction; point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; be seized or affected in a specified way; have with oneself; engage for service under a term of contract; receive or obtain regularly; buy, select; to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort; have sex with; lay claim to; be designed to hold or take; be capable of holding or containing; develop a habit; proceed along in a vehicle; obtain by winning; be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
• take ontake on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; accept as a challenge; admit into a group or community; contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

• "This problem admits of no solution"
• "This short story allows of several different interpretations"

Synonyms

• allowmake it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; consent to, give permission; let have; give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; make a possibility or provide opportunity for; allow or plan for a certain possibility; afford possibility; allow the other (baseball) team to score; grant as a discount or in exchange; allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting

• "The French doors admit onto the yard"

• "hold without crowding"
• "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"
• "The theater admits 300 people"
• "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"

Synonyms

• accommodatebe agreeable or acceptable to; make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; provide with something desired or needed; have room for; provide housing for; provide a service or favor for someone; make (one thing) compatible with (another)
• holdthe act of grasping; understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; power by which something or someone is affected or dominated; time during which some action is awaited; a state of being confined (usually for a short time); a stronghold ; a cell in a jail or prison ; the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo ; cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; have or hold in one's hands or grip; organize or be responsible for; have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; secure and keep for possible future use or application; have rightfully; be the physical support of; contain or hold; have room for; remain in a certain state, position, or condition; support or hold in a certain manner; be valid, applicable, or true; assert or affirm; have as a major characteristic; be capable of holding or containing; arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; protect against a challenge or attack; bind by an obligation; hold the attention of; remain committed to; resist or confront with resistance; be pertinent or relevant or applicable; stop dealing with; lessen the intensity of; keep from departing; take and maintain control over, often by violent means; cause to stop; cover as for protection against noise or smell; drink alcohol without showing ill effects; aim, point, or direct; declare to be; be in accord; keep from exhaling or expelling

• "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"