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verb

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1. To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration

   Example: A ticket admits one into a playhouse.

2. To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.

   Example: the prisoner was admitted to bail

3. To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny

   Example: he admitted his guilt

   Synonyms:confessown up

4. To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.

   Example: the words do not admit such a construction.