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admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" |
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acknowledge |
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deny declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
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adjudge,
declare,
hold state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"
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attorn acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord; "he was attorned by the tenants"
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write off concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"
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make no bones about acknowledge freely and openly; "He makes no bones about the fact that he is gay"
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sustain admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"
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concede,
confess,
profess be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
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confess confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
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confess,
fink,
squeal confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
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avouch,
avow admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
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admit - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club building"; "This pipe admits air" |
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refuse,
reject,
turn away,
turn down show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"
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admit declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
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allow,
countenance,
let,
permit allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"
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repatriate admit back into the country
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readmit admit again or anew; "After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted"
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admit - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" |
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include |
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exclude,
keep out,
shut,
shut out prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"
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accept,
admit,
take,
take on tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"
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allow,
countenance,
let,
permit allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something; "I allow for this possibility"; "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash"
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induct,
initiate introduce or initiate; "The young geisha was inducted into the ways of her profession"
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readmit admit again or anew; "After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted"
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involve make complex or intricate or complicated; "The situation was rather involved"
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admit - serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show" |
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do,
serve create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
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admit - afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" |
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allow |
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admit - give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard" |
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