admit

verb

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”).

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

   “to admit a serious thought into the mind”

   “to admit evidence in the trial of a cause”

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

   “to admit an attorney to practice law”

   “The prisoner was admitted to bail.”

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

   “the argument or fact is admitted”

   “He admitted his guilt.”

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

   “The words do not admit such a construction.”

   “Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.”

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

   “Circumstances do not admit of this.”

   “The text does not admit of this interpretation.”

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

   “"This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted, it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm."”