Admit Word Meaning

late Middle English: from Latin admittere, from ad- ‘to’ + mittere ‘send’

confess to be true or to be the case

confess to truth

• the Home Office finally admitted that several prisoners had been injured
• ‘I am feeling pretty tired,’ Jane admitted

allow (someone) to enter a place

allow to enter

• old-age pensioners are admitted free to the museum

accept as valid

accept

• the courts can refuse to admit police evidence that has been illegally obtained

allow the possibility of

allow as possible

• the need to inform him was too urgent to admit of further delay