admit

verb

1. 1

   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. 2

   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

3. 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

4. 4

   allow to enter; grant entry to

   We cannot admit non-members into our club building

   This pipe admits air

5. 5

   serve as a means of entrance

   This ticket will admit one adult to the show

6. 6

   have room for; hold without crowding

   This hotel can accommodate 250 guests

   The theater admits 300 people

7. 7

   give access or entrance to

   The French doors admit onto the yard

8. 8

   afford possibility

   This problem admits of no solution

   This short story allows of several different interpretations