[ad.mit] vb ad.mit.ted ; ad.mit.ting [ME admitten, fr. L admittere, fr. ad- + mittere to send] vt (15c) 1 a: to allow scope for: permit "~s no possibility of misunderstanding" b: to concede as true or valid "admitted making a mistake"
2: to allow entry (as to a place, fellowship, or privilege) "an open window had admitted rain" "admitted to the club" ~ vi 1: to give entrance or access
2. a: allow, permit "~s of two interpretations" b: to make acknowledgment--used with to syn see acknowledge