ammettere

Definitions of ammettere
  1. verb
    admit into a group or community
    synonyms: accettare, accogliere, introdurre, ricevere
    includere
    allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
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    accettare, accogliere, incassare
    receive willingly something given or offered
  2. verb
    allow to enter; grant entry to
    synonyms: accettare, accogliere, cooptare, introdurre, ricevere
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    disprezzare, respingere, ripudiare, spregiare, sprezzare
    reject with contempt
    types:
    riammettere
    admit anew
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    consentire, fare, lasciare, permettere
    consent to, give permission
  3. verb
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
    synonyms: mentovare, menzionare, riconoscere, ricordare
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    antonyms:
    negare
    declare untrue; contradict
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    professare
    admit (to a wrongdoing)
    confessare, confessarsi
    confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
    cantare, confessare
    confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
  4. verb
    express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for
    synonyms: accettare, riconoscere
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    ringraziare
    express gratitude or show appreciation to
  5. verb
    consider or hold as true
    synonyms: accettare, accogliere, approvare, riconoscere
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    antonyms:
    respingere, ripudiare
    refuse to accept or acknowledge
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    mentovare, menzionare, ricordare
    accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
    abbracciare, sposare
    take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
    comprare, credere
    accept as true; take to be true
    dimettersi, licenziarsi, ravvicinare, riconciliare, sottomettersi
    accept as inevitable
    mentovare, menzionare, ricordare
    accept as legally binding and valid
    riverire
    show respect towards
    argomentare, inferire
    believe to be the case
    ingoiare
    believe or accept without questioning or challenge
    confidare, fare affidamento, fidare, fidarsi
    have confidence or faith in
    celebrare, esaltare, festeggiare, inneggiare
    assign great social importance to
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    considerare, contare, giudicare, reputare, ritenere, stimare, tenere, trovare, valutare
    form a critical opinion of
  6. verb
    make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
    synonyms: permettere, rilasciare
  7. verb
    make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
    synonyms: consentire, fare, farsi, lasciare, lasciarsi, permettere
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    antonyms:
    impedire
    stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
  8. verb
    express a supposition
    synonyms: supporre
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