Origin: 1375–1425; <
Latin admittere, equivalent to
ad- ad- +
mittere to send, let go; replacing
late Middle English amitte, with
a- a-5 (instead of
ad-) <
Middle French amettre <
Latin, as above
Related formsad·mit·ta·ble, ad·mit·ti·ble, adjective
ad·mit·ter, noun
half-ad·mit·ted, adjective
half-ad·mit·ted·ly, adverb
non·ad·mit·ted, adjective, noun
EXPANDnon·ad·mit·ted·ly, adverb
pre·ad·mit, verb (used with object), pre·ad·mit·ted, pre·ad·mit·ting.
re·ad·mit, verb, re·ad·mit·ted, re·ad·mit·ting.
un·ad·mit·ted, adjective
un·ad·mit·ted·ly, adverb
well-ad·mit·ted, adjective
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