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admit
Overview of verb admit
The verb admit has 8 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (64) admit, acknowledge -- (declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten")
2. (11) admit, allow in, let in, intromit -- (allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club")
3. (1) admit, let in, include -- (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")
4. (1) accept, admit, take, take on -- (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")
5. admit, allow -- (afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations")
6. admit -- (give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard")
7. accommodate, hold, admit -- (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")
8. admit -- (serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show")
Grep of noun admit
admittance
Antonyms of verb admit
3 of 8 senses of admit
Sense 1
admit, acknowledge
Antonym of deny (Sense 1)
=>deny
Sense 2
admit, allow in, let in, intromit
Antonym of reject (Sense 6)
=>reject, turn down, turn away, refuse
Sense 3
admit, let in, include
Antonym of exclude (Sense 2)
=>exclude, keep out, shut out, shut
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb admit
8 senses of admit
Sense 1
admit, acknowledge
=> declare, adjudge, hold
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 2
admit, allow in, let in, intromit
=> permit, allow, let, countenance
=> accept, consent, go for
=> react, respond
=> act, move
Sense 3
admit, let in, include
=> permit, allow, let, countenance
=> accept, consent, go for
=> react, respond
=> act, move
Sense 4
accept, admit, take, take on
=> accept, take, have
=> get, acquire
Sense 5
admit, allow
Sense 6
admit
Sense 7
accommodate, hold, admit
Sense 8
admit
=> serve, do
=> spend, pass
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb admit
5 of 8 senses of admit
Sense 1
admit, acknowledge
=> attorn
=> write off
=> make no bones about
=> sustain
=> concede, profess, confess
=> confess
=> confess, squeal, shrive, fink
=> avow, avouch
Sense 2
admit, allow in, let in, intromit
=> repatriate
=> readmit
Sense 3
admit, let in, include
=> initiate, induct
=> readmit
=> involve
Sense 4
accept, admit, take, take on
=> profess
Sense 7
accommodate, hold, admit
=> sleep
=> house
=> seat
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb admit
8 senses of admit
Sense 1
admit, acknowledge
=> declare, adjudge, hold
Sense 2
admit, allow in, let in, intromit
=> permit, allow, let, countenance
Sense 3
admit, let in, include
=> permit, allow, let, countenance
Sense 4
accept, admit, take, take on
=> accept, take, have
Sense 5
admit, allow
Sense 6
admit
Sense 7
accommodate, hold, admit
Sense 8
admit
=> serve, do
'Cause To' of verb admit
Derived Forms of verb admit
6 of 8 senses of admit
Sense 1
admit, acknowledge
RELATED TO>(noun) admission#2
=> admission
Sense 2
admit, allow in, let in, intromit
RELATED TO>(adj) admittible#1
=> admittable, admittible
RELATED TO>(adj) admittable#1
=> admittable, admittible
RELATED TO>(noun) admission#3
=> entrance fee, admission, admission charge, admission fee, admission price, price of admission, entrance money
RELATED TO>(noun) admission#1
=> admission, admittance
Sense 3
admit, let in, include
RELATED TO>(noun) admittance#1
=> entree, access, accession, admittance
Sense 5
admit, allow
RELATED TO>(adj) admissive#1
=> admissive
Sense 7
accommodate, hold, admit
RELATED TO>(adj) admittible#1
=> admittable, admittible
Sense 8
admit
RELATED TO>(adj) admittible#1
=> admittable, admittible
RELATED TO>(adj) admittable#1
=> admittable, admittible
RELATED TO>(noun) admission#3
=> entrance fee, admission, admission charge, admission fee, admission price, price of admission, entrance money
Domain of verb admit
Domain Terms of verb admit
Familiarity of verb admit
admit used as a verb is common (polysemy count =8)
Sample Sentences of verb admit
8 senses of admit
Sense 1
admit, acknowledge
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sense 2
admit, allow in, let in, intromit
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sense 3
admit, let in, include
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sense 4
accept, admit, take, take on
EX: Sam cannot admit Sue
Sense 5
admit, allow
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 6
admit
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 7
accommodate, hold, admit
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 8
admit
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb admit
5 of 8 senses of admit
Sense 1
admit, acknowledge
> declare, adjudge, hold
=> admit, acknowledge
=> superannuate
=> bastardize, bastardise
=> certify
=> call
=> beatify
=> canonize, canonise, saint
=> pronounce, label, judge
=> cancel, strike down
=> formalize, formalise
Sense 2
admit, allow in, let in, intromit
> permit, allow, let, countenance
=> digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> furlough
=> give
=> allow, permit, tolerate
=> authorize, authorise, pass, clear
=> admit, let in, include
=> privilege, favor, favour
=> legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise
=> trust
=> admit, allow in, let in, intromit
Sense 3
admit, let in, include
> permit, allow, let, countenance
=> digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
=> furlough
=> give
=> allow, permit, tolerate
=> authorize, authorise, pass, clear
=> admit, let in, include
=> privilege, favor, favour
=> legalize, legalise, decriminalize, decriminalise, legitimize, legitimise, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimatise
=> trust
=> admit, allow in, let in, intromit
Sense 4
accept, admit, take, take on
> accept, take, have
=> accept, admit, take, take on
=> welcome
=> honor, honour
=> adopt, borrow, take over, take up
Sense 8
admit
> serve, do
=> admit
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb admit
Sense 2
admit, allow in, let in, intromit
=> permit, allow, let, countenance
Sense 8
admit
=> serve, do
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Sense 3
admit, let in, include
=> permit, allow, let, countenance
Sense 4
accept, admit, take, take on
=> accept, take, have
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Sense 1
admit, acknowledge
=> declare, adjudge, hold
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Sense 5
admit, allow
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Sense 6
admit
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Sense 7
accommodate, hold, admit
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Grep of verb admit
admit
readmit
Grep of adj admit
admittable
admittible
Grep of adv admit
admittedly
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