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admit

/ədˈmɪt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.58 in modern English

Syllables
ad-mit
IPA
/ədˈmɪt/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration.

Transitive verb

verb

To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.

Transitive verb

verb

To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.

Transitive verb

verb

To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission.

Intransitive verb

verb

To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English admitten, amitten, borrowed from Old French admettre, amettre (“to admit”), from Latin admittō (“to allow entrance, inlet”, literally “to send to”), from ad- + mittere (“to send”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *mey- (change), admitten, admettre, admittō

Usage

Inflected Forms

admits (present, singular) admitting (participle, present) admitted (participle, past) admitted (past) no-table-tags (table tags) glossary (inflection template) admitted (first person, past) admittest (archaic, present) admitted (past, second person) admittedst (archaic, past) admitteth (archaic, present) admitted (past, singular)

Derived Forms

admittable admittance admittedly admittee admitter admitting admittingly coadmit nonadmitted preadmit readmit unadmittable

Phrases

admit defeat re-admit

Frequently Paired Words

admissible admission mission

Synonyms

own up confess allow inlet let in acknowledge own grant

Rhymes With

it shit bit hit fit sit split quit kit commit submit pit

Questions

How do you pronounce admit?
The recorded pronunciation is /ədˈmɪt/.
What does admit mean?
To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration.
Where does admit come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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