Ad*mit" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Admitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Admitting.] [OE. amitten, L. admittere,
admissum; ad + mittere to send: cf. F.
admettre, OF. admettre, OF. ametre. See
Missile.] 1. To suffer to enter; to grant
entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to
receive; to take; as, they were into his house; to admit a serious
thought into the mind; to admit evidence in the trial of a
cause.
2. To give a right of entrance; as, a ticket
admits one into a playhouse.
3. To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy
a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise; as, to admit
an attorney to practice law; the prisoner was admitted to
bail.
4. To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to,
as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess; as, the
argument or fact is admitted; he admitted his
guilt.
5. To be capable of; to permit; as, the words do
not admit such a construction. In this sense, of may be used
after the verb, or may be omitted.
Both Houses declared that they could admit of no
treaty with the king.
Hume.