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admitted

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/ədˈmɪtɪd/ English

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  1. To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration“A ticket admits one into a playhouse.”
  2. To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.“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“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.”

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