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1. Admit of is now only used in the meaning 'to allow as possible, leave room for' (always with an abstract object: The circumstances will not admit of delay / It seems to admit of so many interpretations), and even here the construction seems old-fashioned. In its other meanings, admit is transitive (He admitted the injustice of it, not ☒ He admitted of the injustice of it), and takes a that-clause (or clause without that) as a common construction (He admitted [that] it was unjust).

2. The phrase admit to, meaning 'to confess to, to acknowledge', a relatively recent addition to the language, is especially common in journalism

(Many of these are returns from disappointed customers who admit to having been sucked in by the hype—Express, 2007).

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verb

1. To allow admittance, as to a group: accept, receive, take in. See accept/reject.
2. To serve as a means of entrance for: intromit, let in. See enter/exit.
3. To afford an opportunity for: allow, let, permit. See allow/prevent.
4. To express recognition of: acknowledge, recognize. See affirm/deny/argue, knowledge/ignorance.
5. To recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of: acknowledge, avow, concede, confess, grant, own (up). Slang fess up. Chiefly Regional allow. See affirm/deny/argue, knowledge/ignorance.

v

Definition: allow entry
Antonyms: debar, deny, dismiss, eject, exclude, expel, oust, refuse, reject, repel, shut

v

Definition: confess, acknowledge
Antonyms: confute, deny, dispute, dissent, gainsay, refuse

To permit into evidence. A judicial determination to admit some evidence and to exclude other evidence is a function of the perceived usefulness such evidence will have on the outcome of the case. See relevancy. McCormick on Evidence §184 (6th ed. 2006). Admit also has the meaning of “acknowledged,” as in the accused admitted being present at the scene of the crime. See admission.

admit to bail
permitting an accused person to be released from custody until trial upon posting of sufficient surety (bail) . Kamisar, LaFave, Israel, King, & Kerr, Modern Criminal Procedure §12.1 (12th ed.
2008).


admit to practice
certification by a court that a lawyer possesses the required qualifications to practice law within that jurisdiction. An admission pro hac vice is for a limited purpose. American Bar Foundation, Admission of Nonresident Attorneys Pro Hac Vice (1968).


admit to the bar
see admit to practice (above).

IN BRIEF: To give access to. To accept as being true; to confess.

Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them. — Andrew V. Mason

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indrømme, medgive
v. intr. - tillade, give mulighed for

idioms:

• admit of    tillade, give mulighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
erkennen, toe-/ binnenlaten, toegeven, aanvaarden, toegang geven tot

Français (French)
v. tr. - admettre, laisser entrer, faire entrer, laisser passer (la lumière), contenir, (pouvoir) recevoir, reconnaître, admettre que, avouer que, s'avouer, faire droit à, (Jur) admettre comme valable, prendre en considération
v. intr. - admettre, laisser entrer, donner l'occasion

idioms:

• admit of    admettre, permettre

Deutsch (German)
v. - zulassen, Eintritt gewähren, zugeben, eingestehen

idioms:

• admit of    gestatten, erlauben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - δέχομαι, μπάζω, επιτρέπω την είσοδο, χωράω, διαθέτω χώρο, παραδέχομαι, ομολογώ, επιτρέπω, επιδέχομαι, σηκώνω

idioms:

• admit of    επιδέχομαι, σηκώνω (π.χ. ερμηνεία)

Italiano (Italian)
riconoscere, ammettere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - dar direito de ingresso a, admitir, tolerar, comportar

Русский (Russian)
признавать, допускать, признать, впускать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - admitir, conceder, confesar, reconocer, dar entrada, hacer pasar
v. intr. - admitir, permitir, sufrir

idioms:

• admit of    admitir, permitir, sufrir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - släppa in, erkänna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
允许进入, 承认, 接纳, 通向, 有余地, 容许

idioms:

• admit of    容许有

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 允許進入, 承認, 接納
v. intr. - 承認, 通向, 有餘地, 容許

idioms:

• admit of    容許有

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 허락하다, 인정하다, 들이다, 수용할 수 있다
v. intr. - 여지가 있다, 통하다, 자백하다

idioms:

• admit of    ~의 여지가 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 認める, 入れる, 入場を認める, 余地がある, 収容できる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسمح ب, يقبله, يتسع, يعترف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הודה ב(אמיתות, טעות ועוד), התיר להיכנס, נתן זכות, הכניס, אכסן‬
v. intr. - ‮הודה באחריות ל-, הרשה ככל האפשר‬

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