v.
Pronunciation: ə d- ' mit, ad-
Function: verb
Inflected Form: ad · mit · ted ; ad · mit · ting
Etymology: Middle English admitten, from Latin admittere, from ad- + mittere to send
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 a : to allow scope for : PERMIT < admit s no possibility of misunderstanding> b : to concede as true or valid < admitted making a mistake>
2 a : to allow entry (as to a place, fellowship, or privilege) <an open window had admitted rain> < admitted to the club> b : to accept into a hospital as an inpatient <he was admitted last night for chest pains>
intransitive verb
1 : to give entrance or access
2 a : ALLOW , PERMIT < admit s of two interpretations> b : to make acknowledgment ― used with to
synonyms see ACKNOWLEDGE