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31admit to — is nearly always wrong, as in these examples: ◘ The Rev. Jesse Jackson had just admitted to fathering a child with an adoring staffer (Baltimore Sun); ◘ Pretoria admits to raid against Angola (Guardian headline); ◘ Botha admits to… …
32admit of — allow the possibility of. → admit …
33admit — verb (admits, admitting, admitted) 1》 confess that something is true or the case. ↘confess to or acknowledge (a crime, fault, or failure). 2》 allow to enter. ↘receive (someone) into a hospital for treatment. 3》 accept as valid. 4》 (admit… …
34admit — v. a. 1. Receive, grant entrance to, let in, take in, open the door to, give access to. 2. Concede, accept, grant, acknowledge, own, confess, take for granted, agree to, accede to, acquiesce in. 3. Permit, allow, bear, admit of, be capable of …
35admit — verb 1) he unlocked the door to admit her Syn: let in, allow entry, permit entry, take in, usher in, show in, receive, welcome Ant: exclude 2) she was admitted to law school Syn …
36admit — v 1. let in, open the door to, allow to enter, give access to, give right of entry to, yield passage to, grant or afford entrance to, adhibit; take in, receive, welcome, greet; accept, include, embrace, incorporate; induct, install, initiate,… …
37admit*/*/*/ — [ədˈmɪt] verb 1) [I/T] to agree that something bad is true, or to agree that you have done something wrong Davis admitted causing death by careless driving.[/ex] In court he admitted to lying about the accident.[/ex] She freely admits that she… …
38admit liability — (for sth) ► LAW to admit that you are legally responsible for something that has harmed someone: »As part of the agreement, the chairman and his affiliates do not admit any liability or wrongdoing. Main Entry: ↑admit …
39admit liability for sth — admit liability (for sth) ► LAW to admit that you are legally responsible for something that has harmed someone: »As part of the agreement, the chairman and his affiliates do not admit any liability or wrongdoing. Main Entry: ↑admit …
40admit evidence — ► LAW if a court of law admits evidence or admits something as evidence, it allows something to be used to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime: »Prosecutors asked the court to admit the recordings as evidence. Main Entry: ↑admit …
