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What is the verb for admission?

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admit
  1. (transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take.
  2. (transitive) To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
  3. (transitive) To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess.
  4. (transitive) To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
  5. (intransitive) To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of).
  6. (transitive) To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
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  8. Examples:
    1. “You've got a lot a nerve to call me cheap, even though I admit it's true.”
      “I was just curious to see what kind of school would admit me based on my academic achievements.”
      “Nonetheless, I looked through the peephole before unbolting the door to admit Duncan.”
admits
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admit
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He admits to being quite pleased with the new book, only to qualify his response immediately.”
      “He admits that he sees the world as hopeless and has considered driving his motorcycle into a bridge abutment.”
      “McGee readily admits that he was a big political influence in his teenage years.”
admitteth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of admit
admittest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of admit
admitted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of admit
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The government has admitted it gave inaccurate information about its actions before the cockling disaster.”
      “Two weeks later he was admitted for an anterior resection and defunctioning ileostomy.”
      “The wife admitted that she and her husband had frequently had potted meat from the shop without ill effects.”
admitting
  1. present participle of admit
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  3. Examples:
    1. “By openly admitting to being philanderers, draft dodgers, liars, weasels and cowards, liberals avoid ever being hypocrites.”
      “He was sentenced to two years in prison last year after admitting the fraud, but was released within four months.”
      “On the other hand, they could be very selective admitting only those of the highest academic qualifications and achievements.”
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