verb
1.
Synonyms: take 10, receive, take in
Related Word: allow, permit, suffer; entertain, harbor, house, lodge, shelter
Contrasted words: debar, exclude, shut out; bar, block, hinder, obstruct
Antonyms: eject, expel
2.
Synonyms: acknowledge 1, allow, avow, concede, confess, fess (up), grant, let on, own, own up
Related Word: acquiesce, agree, assent, subscribe
Antonyms: gainsay
3.
Synonyms: enter 2, introduce
Related Word: induct, initiate, install; insert, interject, interpose
Contrasted words: debar, shut out; eject, expel, oust
Antonyms: exclude
4.
Synonyms: acknowledge 2, agree, recognize