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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Admit \Ad*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Admitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Admitting.] [OE. amitten, L. admittere, admissum; ad +
     mittere to send: cf. F. admettre, OF. admettre, OF. ametre.
     See Missile.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To give a right of entrance; as, a ticket admits one into
        a playhouse.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To be capable of; to permit; as, the words do not admit
        such a construction. In this sense, of may be used after
        the verb, or may be omitted.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Both Houses declared that they could admit of no
              treaty with the king.                 --Hume.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Admit \Ad*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Admitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Admitting.] [OE. amitten, L. admittere, admissum; ad +
     mittere to send: cf. F. admettre, OF. admettre, OF. ametre.
     See Missile.]
     1. 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.
  
     2. To give a right of entrance; as, a ticket admits one into
        a playhouse.
  
     3. 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.
  
     4. 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.
  
     5. To be capable of; to permit; as, the words do not admit
        such a construction. In this sense, of may be used after
        the verb, or may be omitted.
  
              Both Houses declared that they could admit of no
              treaty with the king.                 --Hume.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  admit
       v 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" [syn: acknowledge]
            [ant: deny]
       2: allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members
          into our club" [syn: allow in, let in, intromit]
          [ant: reject]
       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" [syn: let in, include] [ant: exclude]
       4: 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" [syn: accept, take, take on]
       5: afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution";
          "This short story allows of several different
          interpretations" [syn: allow]
       6: give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the
          yard"
       7: 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" [syn: accommodate,
           hold]
       8: serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one
          adult to the show"
       [also: admitting, admitted]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  admit
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 παραδέχομαι
     2 επιτρέπω την είσοδο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  admit
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to),
  whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
     2 (lb en transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to
  enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
     3 (lb en transitive or intransitive) To concede as true; to
  acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to
  deny (+ (m en to)).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  admit
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to),
  whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
     2 (lb en transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to
  enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
     3 (lb en transitive or intransitive) To concede as true; to
  acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to
  deny (+ (m en to)).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  admit
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to),
  whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
     2 (lb en transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to
  enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
     3 (lb en transitive or intransitive) To concede as true; to
  acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to
  deny (+ (m en to)).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  admit
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to),
  whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
     2 (lb en transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to
  enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
     3 (lb en transitive or intransitive) To concede as true; to
  acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to
  deny (+ (m en to)).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  admit
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm 3 a dm admett it)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  admit
     Franska vb.
     (böjning fr verb admettre)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/
  beken

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Admit /ɐdmˈɪt/
  اعترف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  admit //ədˈmɪt// 
  1. допуска́м, позволя́вам
  to allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege
  2. допуска́м, пускам да влезе
  to allow to enter; to grant entrance
  3. признава́м
  to concede as true

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/
  přiznat si

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/ 
  připouštět

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/ 
   [obec] uznat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/ 
   [obec] připustit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/
  přiznávat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/ 
  vpustit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/
  přijmout

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/
  přiznat

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/ 
  cyfaddef 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/ 
  addef 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/
  
  αφήνω να μπεί, παραδέχομαι, αφήνω να μπει, εισάγω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  admit //ədˈmɪt// 
  1. ottaa sisään
  admit into hospital
  2. hyväksyä, myöntää
  to allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege
  3. päästää (sisään), sallia
  to allow to enter; to grant entrance
  4. sallia
  to be capable of, to permit
  5. myöntää
  to concede as true

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  admit /ədmit/
  1. admettre
  2. avouer
  3. permettre

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/ 
  1. स्वीकार~करना
        "Alexander never admitted defeat."
  2. प्रवेश~देना
        "Each invitation admits only two people to the function."
  3. भर्ती~करना
        "The school admits only  50 student at a time."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/
  dopustiti, dovesti, dozvoliti, odobriti, prihvatiti, primiti, pripustiti, priznati, propustiti, pustiti, upustiti

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/
  1. confessare
  2. permettere

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  admit //ədˈmɪt// 
  1. 認める
  to allow to enter; to grant entrance
  2. 承認, 認める
  to concede as true

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  admit /ədmit/
  permittere

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  admit /əd'mıt/
  1. priimti, prileisti
  2. (į)leisti
  3. sutikti, pri(si)pažinti
  4. leisti (atsitikti, būti, of)
  5. tilpti (patalpoje)

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  admit //ədˈmɪt// 
  1. slippe inn
  to allow to enter; to grant entrance
  2. innrømme, tilstå
  to concede as true

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  admit /ədˈmɪt/ 
   1.  przyznać się (sth - do czegoś)
   2.  przyjmować (to - do)
   3.  admit defeat (admit V: :defeat)
   - uznawać się za pokonanego

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  admit /ədmit/ 
  1. admitir
  2. aquiescer, comportar, consentir, permitir
  3. confessar, professar, reconhecer

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  admit /ədmit/
  1. confesar, declarar
  2. permitir

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  admit //ədˈmɪt// 
  1. tillåta 2.
  to allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege
   3.
  to be capable of, to permit
  2. släppa in
  to allow to enter; to grant entrance
  3. medge, tillstå, erkänna, bekänna, bekräfta
  to concede as true

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  admit /ɐdmˈɪt/
  1. kabul etmek, teslim etmek
  2. içeriye bırakmak, girmesine müsaade etmek: izin vermek, müsaade  etmek admit of imkân vermek  admittance  içeriye kabul
  3. girme müsaadesi, giriş hakkı. No admittance. Girilmez.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ədˈmɪt/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/admi/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  187 Moby Thesaurus words for "admit":
     Americanize, Anglicize, O, OK, accept, accord, acculturate,
     acculturize, acknowledge, acquiesce, acquire, admit everything,
     admit exceptions, adopt, affiliate, agree, agree provisionally,
     allow, allow for, assent, assent grudgingly, assimilate, assume,
     avow, barge in, be admitted, break in, breeze in, brook, burst in,
     bust in, come barging in, come breezing in, come busting in,
     come by, come clean, come in, come in for, complete, comprehend,
     comprise, concede, confer citizenship, confess, consent, consider,
     consider the circumstances, consider the source, contain,
     cop a plea, count in, cover, creep in, cross the threshold,
     crowd in, declare, derive, derive from, discount, dispense,
     disregard, divulge, drag down, draw, draw from, drop in, edge in,
     embody, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enter, entertain,
     envisage, express general agreement, fill, fill in, fill out, gain,
     gain admittance, get, get in, give an entree, give leave,
     give permission, give the go-ahead, give the word, go along with,
     go in, go into, go native, grant, harbor, have, have an entree,
     have an in, have coming in, hold, hop in, house, immit, include,
     incorporate, induct, initiate, insert, install, interject,
     interpose, introduce, intromit, intrude, irrupt, jam in, jump in,
     leave, let, let in, let on, lift temporarily, lodge, look in,
     make allowance for, make possible, naturalize, not oppose,
     number among, obtain, occupy, okay, open up, out with it, own,
     own up, pack in, permit, plead guilty, pop in, press in,
     provide for, pull down, push in, put in, receive, reckon among,
     reckon in, reckon with, recognize, relax, relax the condition,
     release, reveal, say the word, secure, set aside, set foot in,
     shelter, slip in, spill, spill it, spit it out, squeeze in,
     step in, subscribe, suffer, take, take account of,
     take cognizance of, take in, take into account,
     take into consideration, take on, take over, take up, tell all,
     tell the truth, throw open to, thrust in, tolerate, visit,
     vouchsafe, waive, warrant, wedge in, work in, yield
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 允许进入,承认;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 允许进入,承认,接纳,容纳
     vi. 容许有,开向,承认

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