admit

1. (transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into considerationExamples: "to admit a serious thought into the mind"; "to admit evidence in the trial of a cause"; "A ticket admits one into a playhouse."transitive

2. (transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.Examples: "to admit an attorney to practice law"; "The prisoner was admitted to bail."Synonyms: inlet, let intransitive

3. (transitive or intransitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).Examples: "the argument or fact is admitted"; "He admitted his guilt."; "She admitted taking drugs / she admitted to taking drugs."Synonyms: own up, confess, acknowledge, own, grantintransitivetransitive

4. (transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.Examples: "The words do not admit such a construction."; "Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing."; "There is no tree admits of transplantation so well as the Elm, for a tree of twenty years growth will admit of a remove."transitive

5. (intransitive, with of) To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission.Examples: "Circumstances do not admit of this."; "The text does not admit of this interpretation."intransitivewith-of

6. (transitive) To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.Examples: ""This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted, it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm.""transitive