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    [Verb]  | "ad*mit" | \ əd-ˈmit \


    1: to allow scope for : permit

    2: to concede as true or valid

    3: to allow entry (as to a place, fellowship, or privilege)

    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English admitten, borrowed from Anglo-French admitter, admetter, admettre, borrowed from Latin admittere "to allow entrance or approach," from ad- {see: |ad-|ad-} + mittere "to release, let go, discharge, let fly, throw down, send (for a purpose)," perhaps going back to Indo-European *mei̯th2- "alternate, exchange, remove" (assuming sense shift "exchange" > "give, bestow" > "let go, send"), from whence, with varying ablaut grades, Sanskrit méthati "treats hostilely, abuses," mitháḥ "mutually, alternately," míthū "in opposed directions, wrongly," Avestan mōiθat̰ "will deprive," hǝ̄m.aibī.mōist "(s/he) joins," West Germanic *meiþ-a- "conceal, avoid" (presumably "remove" > "remove oneself"), whence Old English mīðan "to conceal, dissemble," Old Saxon miđan, Old High German mīdan "to avoid, shy away from, conceal";

      * Note : See also forms at etymology of {mutable|mutable} descending from a causative derivative *moi̯th2-. The short vowel and geminate consonant in mittere is usually explained as an instance of the "littera-rule" (or "Iuppiter-rule"), whereby certain pre-Latin diphthongs are resolved as either long vowel + single consonant or short vowel + geminate consonant; in most such cases examples of both alternates are attested, though in this instance no attestation of mīt- is known.;

    [Noun]  | "admit" 


    1: a person who is admitted into a school, hospital, etc.

    Origin: 1974 ;

     Derivative of {see: |admit:1|admit:1};

    [Idiom]  | "admit defeat" 


    1: to admit that one has been defeated

    [Idiom]  | "have to" 


    1: —used to say that something is required or necessary —also have got to

    2: —used to say that something is required by a rule or law

    3: —used to say that something is desired or should be done

    [Phrasal verb]  | "admit of" 


    1: to allow or permit (something, such as an answer or solution)

    [Phrasal verb]  | "admit to" 


    1: to admit (something) : to acknowledge the truth or existence of (something)

    [Verb]  | "admit" 


    1: to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly;


      * e.g., " ... the host of the talk show eventually admitted that she hadn't actually read the book "



    •  Antonyms : 

    •  deny




    2: to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to;


      * e.g., " ... she was admitted to Harvard "




    3: to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid;


      * e.g., " ... I admit to some suspicions about the new neighbors "



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    [Verb]  | "admit (of)" 


    1: to make possible especially to the exclusion of other possibilities;


      * e.g., " ... your question does not admit of a simple yes or no answer "



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     [ "admit" ]

    1: To give in to someone about something you'd rather they didnt know.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: You're an asshole. 

     [ "admit" ]

    2: Such as admitting that you cheat, lie, smoke, are gay .. etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 2: Oh yeah, you caught me out there. 

     [ "admit it" ]

    1: To realize/tell somebody how stereotypical you/they are.

      * e.g.,  ... guy 1, "dude! dont you love wearing plaid-shirts and listening to indie underground music?" 

     [ "admit it" ]

    2: Originates from the first verse of the song "admit it"-say anything, which has lyrics that make fun of every stereotype you could think of. LYRICS:

      * e.g.,  ... guy 2, "admit it man. look at yourself." 

     [ "admit it" ]

    3: Admit it!

     [ "admit it" ]

    4: Despite your pseudo-bohemian appearance And vaguely leftist doctrine of beliefs You know nothing about art or sex That you couldn’t read in any trendy New York underground fashion magazine Prototypical non-conformist You are a vacuous soldier of the thrift store Gestapo You adhere to a set of standards and tastes That appear to be determined by an unseen panel of hipster judges (bullshit) Giving a thumbs up or thumbs down to incoming and outgoing trends and styles of music and art

     [ "admit it" ]

    5: Go analog baby, you’re so post-modern You’re diving face forward into a antiquated past

     [ "admit it" ]

    6: It’s disgusting, it's offensive, don’t stick your nose up at me.

     [ "Admit One" ]

    1: A new, awesome melbourne band, possibly almost as cool as short stack.

      * e.g.,  ... Admit one's free new EP is fucking awesome! 

     [ "admit, believe, conform, defend" ]

    1: "Admit to Life; Believe in Heart; Conform to Love; Defend to End".

      * e.g.,  ... Admit, believe, conform, defend to life. Admit to Life: to be mortal is to be certain of nothing else. 

     [ "Although I'll admit, I like GT a bit better" ]

    1: (1) An incredibly silly thing to say, in light of the fact that Dragon Ball GT managed to remove what semblance of order and half-decent storytelling existed in Dragon Ball Z: a Japanese anime about men and aliens with bulging muscles and spiky hair obliterating each other with flashing beams of colorful energy.

      * e.g.,  ... So, I got hit on the head by a fridge the other day while watching my favorite cartoon, Dragon Ball Z. Although I'll admit, I like GT a bit better.  

     [ "Although I'll admit, I like GT a bit better" ]

    2: (2) A comment you can make to let your otaku friends know you have terrible taste in Japanese anime.

     [ "Although I'll admit, I like GT a bit better" ]

    3: (3) Something the writhing hordes of Super Saiyan lovers would say only because Dragon Ball GT created Super Saiyan 4.

     [ "Why can't we just admit" ]

    1: that the civilized world is a fake world. and it's probably not working? i am a cajun from louisiana state and i don't quite understand this life....so what's so wrong with living the life of a savage instead?

      * e.g.,  ... Why can't we just admit 

     [ "<.7.9.7.6.>At Least He/She/Unisex Admits It<.7.9.7.6.>" ]

    1: <.9.>At Least He/She/Unisex Admits It<.>

      * e.g.,  ... <.9.>At Least He/She/Unisex Admits It<.> 

     [ "I admit I’m a dumbass" ]

    1: I admit I’m a dumbass

      * e.g.,  ... I admit I’m a dumbass 

     [ "<.7.9.7.6.>Admit to Deconstruct Motherboards<.7.9.7.6.>" ]

    1: <.9.6.>Admit to Deconstruct Motherboards<.>

      * e.g.,  ... <.9.6.>Admit to Deconstruct Motherboards<.> 

     [ "Admitting Dying Alone" ]

    1: When a person publicly belching (or fart) and says nothing. That person has decided they are going to die alone. They never apologize for the simplest of common manners.

      * e.g.,  ... Belching and saying nothing. It is an accepted tacitly that you are admitting dying alone. 

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