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admit

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

    "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.

    "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

    "he admitted his guilt"

    Similar: confess, own up

Synonymsinlet, let in, acknowledge, own, confess, own up

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