Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration. · To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise. · To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny (+ to). · To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
From Middle English admitten, amitten, borrowed from Old French admettre, amettre (“to admit”), from Latin admittō (“to allow entrance, inlet”, literally “to send to”), from ad- + mittere (“to send”).
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- Root classification mention*mey- (change)ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentionadmittenenm
- Derivation mentionadmettrefro
- Derivation mentionadmittōla
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