Main Entry:: ad·mit
Pronunciation:: \əd-ˈmit, ad-\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: ad·mit·ted; ad·mit·ting
Etymology:: Middle English admitten, from Latin admittere, from ad- + mittere to send
Date:: 15th century

transitive verb1 a: to allow scope for : permit <admits no possibility of misunderstanding> b: to concede as true or valid <admitted making a mistake>2 a: to allow entry (as to a place, fellowship, or privilege) <an open window had admitted rain> <admitted to the club> b: to accept into a hospital as an inpatient <he was admitted last night for chest pains>intransitive verb1: to give entrance or access2 a: allow , permit <admits of two interpretations> b: to make acknowledgment —used with to

synonyms see acknowledge

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