Main Entry: ad·mit

Pronunciation: \əd-ˈmit, ad-\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): ad·mit·ted; ad·mit·ting

Etymology: Middle English admitten, from Latin admittere, from ad- + mittere to send

Date: 15th century

transitive verb 1 a : to allow scope for : permit <admits no possibility of misunderstanding> b : to concede as true or valid <admitted making a mistake>
2 a : to allow entry (as to a place, fellowship, or privilege) <an open window had admitted rain> <admitted to the club> b : to accept into a hospital as an inpatient <he was admitted last night for chest pains>intransitive verb 1 : to give entrance or access
2 a : allow, permit <admits of two interpretations> b : to make acknowledgment —used with to

synonyms see acknowledge