admit
/ədˈmɪt/
verb
- To agree that something is true, especially when it is unpleasant or embarrassing.
- He finally admitted that he had made a mistake.
- She admitted to feeling nervous before the exam.
- The company admitted that the product had a defect.
- To allow someone to enter a place, organization, or event.
- Only members are admitted to the club after 10 p.m.
- The ticket will admit one person to the museum.
- She was admitted to the university after a rigorous interview.
- To accept someone into a hospital for medical treatment.
- The patient was admitted for surgery early this morning.
- He was admitted to the hospital with a high fever.
- They admitted her for observation after the accident.
- To allow something to be possible or to exist.
- The situation admits of several possible solutions.
- This rule admits of only one exception.
- The facts admit no other explanation.
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