verb transverb intrans
to concede (something) as true or valid
to allow scope for or permit (something)
to allow (somebody) to enter a place or become a member of a group
(+ of) to allow or permit something
The plan does not admit of variations
(+ to) to make an acknowledgment of something
He admitted to smoking occasionally
[Middle English admitten from Latin admittere, from ad- + mittere to send]