To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess; as, the argument or fact is admitted; he admitted his guilt
If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true. I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying drink illegally I'd be ashamed to admit feeling jealous None of these people will admit responsibility for their actions `Actually, most of my tennis is at club level,' he admitted. = confess deny
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" 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" allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club" serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show" give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard" afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations
To admit someone to a place means to allow them to enter it. Embassy security personnel refused to admit him or his wife Journalists are rarely admitted to the region
To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise; as, to admit an attorney to practice law; the prisoner was admitted to bail
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"
If someone is admitted to an organization or group, they are allowed to join it. He was admitted to the Academie Culinaire de France The Parachute Regiment could be forced to admit women
To suffer to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take; as, they were into his house; to admit a serious thought into the mind; to admit evidence in the trial of a cause