Own (5 letters)

{ Answer }

ADMIT

{ Related Clues }

Acknowledge
Allow
Concede
Concede (to)
Grant
Induct
Let in
Let on
Take in
Accept, as an error
Accept as valid
Allow entrance
Come clean
Fess up
Fess up to
Give access to
Not hide
Open a door to
Own up
Own up to
Say grudgingly
Ticket word
Word on a ticket
Come clean about
Come out of denial

{ Tags }

about, accept, acknowledge, admit, allow, bones, clean, come, concede, confess, denial, fess, grant, have, imperative, let, own, ticket, up, word, you

{ Notes }

The answer ADMIT is seen frequently, appearing about once every 160 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ADMIT as a verb:

1. (admit, acknowledge) = declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"

2. (admit, allow in, let in, intromit) = allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club"

3. (admit, let in, include) = allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"

4. (accept, admit, take, take on) = admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

5. (admit, allow) = afford possibility; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations"

6. give access or entrance to; "The French doors admit onto the yard"

7. (accommodate, hold, admit) = have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"

8. serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"