admitted

[ ad-mit-id ]
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adjective
  1. allowed to enter; granted entrance or entry: Whether you’re a newly admitted freshman or a current student, we wish you a positive, rewarding experience at Brooks College.When the camera’s shutter is opened, the admitted light prints the image of the negative on the unexposed film.

  2. registered as an inpatient in a hospital: Observation patients have higher out-of-pocket costs than admitted patients while in the hospital, including exorbitant charges for many drugs.

  1. acknowledged; confessed: The previous manager was an admitted alcoholic and was let go.

  2. (of an argument, evidence, fact, etc.) allowed or accepted as valid and relevant: Before deliberations begin, the attorneys should review the list of offered and admitted evidence and jointly agree on it.

  3. permitted to exercise a certain function or privilege: She is an admitted lawyer and a Ph.D. candidate in law at the University of New South Wales.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of admit.

Origin of admitted

1
First recorded in 1535–45; admit + -ed2 for the adjective senses; admit + -ed1 for the verb sense

Other words from admitted

  • half-ad·mit·ted, adjective
  • half-ad·mit·tedly, adverb
  • non·ad·mit·ted, adjective
  • non·ad·mit·ted·ly, adverb
  • un·ad·mit·ted, adjective
  • un·ad·mit·ted·ly, adverb
  • well-ad·mit·ted, adjective

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