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Definition of admit
admitted
;admitting
transitive verb
1a : to allow scope for : permit admits no possibility of misunderstandingb : to concede as true or valid admitted making a mistake
2a : to allow entry (as to a place, fellowship, or privilege) an open window had admitted rain admitted to the clubb : to accept into a hospital as an inpatient he was admitted last night for chest pains
intransitive verb
1 : to give entrance or access
2a : allow, permit admits of two interpretationsb : to make acknowledgment —used with to admitted to having doubts
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Recent Examples of admit from the Web
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To that end, Thakor admits that finding the balance between wealth, work, and spending is more of a self-identity question.
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The front office wrestled with how to commemorate the achievement on those nights, even asking Ripken, who admitted he was stumped.
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Some people still don't want to admit that the Civil War was fought over slavery.
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In a new case report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, doctors recounted how an infant in Oregon was admitted to the hospital last September for respiratory distress.
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Now, of course, no Democrat would admit this even to a spouse.
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Even if Benioff and Weiss don’t always admit it, the show has changed.
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In an exhaustive hearing in March, Tally Smith and McVay admitted to an affair after Dooley's trial ended in 2014.
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That sort of information, Hossaini admits, is sadly lacking as of now.
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Origin and Etymology of admit
Middle English admitten, from Latin admittere, from ad- + mittere to send
Synonym Discussion of admit
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Definition of admit
US
: a person who is admitted into a school, hospital, etc. When a patient is transferred, the nurse will take the next new admit—unless her patient is transferred to a hospital for only a temporary stay. — Sally Seaver
Origin and Etymology of admit
derivative of 1admit
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Medical Dictionary
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playMedical Definition of admit
admitted
;admitting
: to accept (someone) into a hospital, clinic, or other treatment facility as an inpatient he was admitted last night for chest pains
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Legal Definition of admit
admitted
admitting
transitive verb
1 : to concede as true or valid : make an admission of
2 : to allow to be entered or offered admitted the document into evidence admit a will to probate
intransitive verb
: to make acknowledgment —used with to admits to the murder
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