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- pronunciation:
 d
mIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
admits, admitting, admitted |
| definition 1: |
to let in; allow to enter.
This movie ticket admits one.The restaurant admitted us after a long wait.
- synonyms:
- let in
- antonyms:
- bar, discharge, exclude, expel, reject
- similar words:
- accept, allow, embrace, include, install, receive, take
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| definition 2: |
to tell the truth; confess.
Did he admit that he broke the window?- synonyms:
- confess, own up to
- antonyms:
- deny
- similar words:
- acknowledge, disclose, profess, reveal
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| related words: |
confess, enter, initiate, welcome |
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