Admit

verb

æd'mɪt

Verb

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”
Similar:Include
Type of:PermitAllowCountenance
allow to enter; grant entry to
“We cannot admit non-members into our club building”
“This pipe admits air”
Similar:Intromit
Type of:AllowCountenanceLet
admit into a group or community
“We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member”
Similar:Accept Take
Type of:Accept TakeHave
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
“He admitted his errors”
Similar:Acknowledge
Type of:AdjudgeDeclareHold
have room for; hold without crowding
“The theater admits 300 people”
Similar:Accommodate Hold
afford possibility
“This problem admits of no solution”
Similar:Allow
serve as a means of entrance
“This ticket will admit one adult to the show”
Type of:DoServe

Peak usage: 1810s

Source: Google Books Ngram Viewer (1800–2019)