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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1400-1677
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Admit, Admyt, v. Also: admitt, -mytt, -met. [ME. admyt, admit, admitte (1398), L. admittere.]
1. tr. To allow (a person) to enter or come in; to permit (one) to proceed to some act, etc. Sometimes const. to (prep. or with inf.).1425 Acts II. 9/2 (admittit to be attournay.). 1456 Hay I. 280/2 (admittit to feicht in barrieris); 286/24 (admytt thame to the bataill). 1529 Edinb. B. Rec. 13 (admittis hir till hir privilege). 1554 Ib. 202 (ressauit and admittit in wappinschawing). 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 13 (admittit to resave degre.).
b. To allow or accept as a witness.1519 Edinb. B. Rec. 190 (the personis being sworne and admittit be the pairteis). 1559 St. A. Baxter Bks. 5 (the deponar beand admittit, sworne, and ressavit).
2. To accept (a person) as a member of an order or association, or to an office.1456 Hay II. 41/12 (the squyer, quhen he is admyttit). 1474 Edinb. B. Rec. 31 (gif he beis admittit). 1500 Ib. 82 (without he be admittit thareto). 1562-3 Winȝet I. 16/9 (giue ȝe be not admittit be thay kirkis). 1604 Urie Baron Ct. 4 (the members sworne and admettit).
b. With noun, etc., as complement.1453 Aberd. B. Rec. 403 (admit as depute). 1505 Edinb. B. Rec. 103 (to be admittit friemen or maisteris). 1556 Ib. 240 (admittit burges and gild). 1562-3 Winȝet II. 5/25 (to be admittit ane of Godis airmie). 1632 Peebles B. Rec. 372 (being admittit javellour). 1677 Ann. Banff I. 157 (is admittit drumer).
3. To receive or accept; to allow or permit.c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1120.
The ded come one, and it Sche seyd thankfull sche wold admytt 1456 Hay I. 266/31.
Thai suld nocht admytt ilke foule caus that unknawand men wald … allege 1475 Edinb. B. Rec. 32.
The quhilkis actis … we appruf, … confirmis and admittis 1508 Reg. Privy S. I. 246/1.
We … be thir oure lettres admittis, ratifiis and apprevis the saidis giftis 1562-3 Winȝet I. 116/18.
Gif ȝe admit na traditioun vnwrittin a1578 Pitsc. II. 275/11.
At this parliament sould have beine … sindrie artickillis to be admitit for the ministeris
4. To acknowledge or grant; to own.?a1500 Steel Roy Robert 31.
I admit the nocht as king 1513 Doug. i. Prol. 416.
Than Eneas was fals: That he admittis 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 35/15.
Admittand … that Socrates opinione var of verite
5. To commit (a crime).1581 Burne Disput. 117 b.
Quhatsumeuer crymes be admittit be the pastoris thairof
