Ad*mit" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Admitted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Admitting.]
[OE.
amitten, L. admittere, admissum;
ad + mittere to send: cf. F. admettre, OF. admettre, OF.
ametre. See Missile.] 1. To suffer to
enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take; as, they
were into his house; to
admit a serious thought into the mind; to admit evidence in the trial
of a cause.
2. To give a right of entrance; as, a ticket admits one into a playhouse.
3. To allow (one)
to enter on
an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise; as, to admit an attorney to practice law; the prisoner was admitted to bail.
4. To concede as
true; to acknowledge or assent to, as
an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess; as, the argument or fact is admitted; he admitted his guilt.
5. To be capable
of; to permit; as, the words do not
admit such a construction. In this sense, of may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
Both Houses declared that they could admit of no
treaty with the king.
Hume.
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