admit
     v 1: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or
          truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged
          that she might have forgotten" [syn: {acknowledge}]
          [ant: {deny}]
     2: allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members
        into our club" [syn: {allow in}, {let in}, {intromit}]
        [ant: {reject}]
     3: allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to
        exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of;
        "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to
        the New Jersey Bar" [syn: {let in}, {include}] [ant: {exclude}]
     4: admit into a group or community; "accept students for
        graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to
        admit a new member" [syn: {accept}, {take}, {take on}]
     5: afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution";
        "This short story allows of several different
        interpretations" [syn: {allow}]
     6: give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the
        yard"
     7: have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can
        accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people";
        "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" [syn: {accommodate},
         {hold}]
     8: serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one
        adult to the show"
     [also: {admitting}, {admitted}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0