admit

To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration.transitive

• to admit a serious thought into the mind
• to admit evidence in the trial of a cause

To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.transitive

• to admit an attorney to practice law
• The prisoner was admitted to bail.

To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to).intransitivetransitive

• the argument or fact is admitted
• He admitted his guilt.

To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.transitive

• The words do not admit such a construction.

To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission.intransitivewith-of

• Circumstances do not admit of this.
• The text does not admit of this interpretation.

To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.transitive

• "This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that