Difference between Accept and Admit

What is the difference between Accept and Admit?

Accept as a verb is to receive, especially with a consent, with favour or with approval. while Admit as a verb is to allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take.

Accept

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To receive, especially with a consent, with favour or with approval. To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to; as, I accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse. To endure patiently. (commerce) To agree to pay. To receive officially; as, to accept the report of a committee.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Accepted.

Example sentence: We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses.

Admit

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take.To allow (one) to enter on an office 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 own or confess.To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, of may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.to give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ )

Example sentence: Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.

We hope you now know whether to use Accept or Admit in your sentence.

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