Admit
vverb.communicationdeclare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth ofSynset:acknowledge
Examples:- He admitted his errors
- She acknowledged that she might have forgotten
Antonyms:deny
Derivationally Related Form:admissionacknowledgeableacknowledgment
Hypernyms:adjudge declare hold
Inherited Hypernyms:admitdeclareevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:attornavouchavowconcedeconfessfinkmake no bones aboutprofesssquealsustainwrite off
Full Troponyms:attornavowconcedeconfessmake a clean breast ofmake no bones aboutsustainwrite off
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE
vverb.socialallow to enter; grant entry toSynset:allow in intromit let in
Examples:- We cannot admit non-members into our club building
- This pipe admits air
Antonyms:reject
Derivationally Related Form:admittibleadmissionintromissionadmittable
Hypernyms:allow countenance let permit
Inherited Hypernyms:admitpermitacceptreactact
Direct Hyponyms:readmitrepatriate
Full Troponyms:readmitrepatriate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody PP
vverb.socialallow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities ofSynset:include let in
Examples:- admit someone to the profession
- She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar
Antonyms:exclude
Derivationally Related Form:admittanceinclusion
Hypernyms:allow countenance let permit
Inherited Hypernyms:admitpermitacceptreactact
Direct Hyponyms:inductinitiateinvolvereadmit
Full Troponyms:embroilentangleinitiateinvolvereadmit
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP
vverb.possessionadmit into a group or communitySynset:accept take take on
Examples:- accept students for graduate study
- We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
Hypernyms:accept have take
Inherited Hypernyms:acceptacceptget
Direct Hyponyms:profess
Full Troponyms:profess
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: admit, take, accept, take on)
vverb.stativeafford possibilitySynset:allow
Examples:- This problem admits of no solution
- This short story allows of several different interpretations
Derivationally Related Form:allowableadmissive
Inherited Hypernyms:admit
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP
vverb.stativegive access or entrance toExamples:- The French doors admit onto the yard
Inherited Hypernyms:admit
Sentence Frame:Something is ---ing PP
vverb.stativehave room for; hold without crowdingSynset:accommodate hold
Examples:- This hotel can accommodate 250 guests
- The theater admits 300 people
- The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people
Derivationally Related Form:admittible
Inherited Hypernyms:accommodate
Direct Hyponyms:houseseatsleep
Full Troponyms:houseseatsleep
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.stativeserve as a means of entranceExamples:- This ticket will admit one adult to the show
Derivationally Related Form:admittibleadmissionadmittable
Hypernyms:do serve
Inherited Hypernyms:admitservespend
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something