See Also: prohibit(medicine)
prohibit(dictionary)
prohibit(dictionary)

admit (oh) and prohibit (iou)


admit (oh)



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1 ?accept truth?
2 ?accept blame?
3 ?allow to enter?
4 ?allow to join?
5 ?hospital?
6 admit defeat
7 admit evidence
Phrasal verbs
admit of something
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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: admittere, from ad- 'to' + mittere 'to send']
?ACCEPT TRUTH?
[I and T] to agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is right
::'Okay, so maybe I was a little bit scared,' Jenny admitted.
admit (that)
::You may not like her, but you have to admit that she's good at her job.
admit to sb (that)
::Paul admitted to me that he sometimes feels jealous of my friendship with Stanley.
::I must admit , I didn't actually do anything to help her.
:: Admit it! I'm right, aren't I?
admit (to) doing sth
::Dana admitted feeling hurt by what I had said.
freely/openly/frankly etc admit
(=admit without being ashamed)
::Phillips openly admits to having an alcohol problem.
?ACCEPT BLAME?
[I and T] to say that you have done something wrong, especially something criminal
-synonym confess confess
-opposite deny deny admit doing sth
::Greene admitted causing death by reckless driving.
admit to (doing) sth
::A quarter of all workers admit to taking time off when they are not ill.
::After questioning, he admitted to the murder.
::No organization has admitted responsibility for the bombing.
?ALLOW TO ENTER?
[T] to allow someone to enter a public place to watch a game, performance etc
-see also admittance admittance, admission admission admit sb to/into sth
::Only ticket-holders will be admitted into the stadium.
?ALLOW TO JOIN?
[T] to allow someone to join an organization, club etc
admit sb to/into sth
::Drake was admitted into the club in 1997.
?HOSPITAL?
[T] if people at a hospital admit someone, that person is taken in to be given treatment, tests, or care
::What time was she admitted?
be admitted to hospital
BrE be admitted to the hospital
AmE
admit defeat
to stop trying to do something because you realize you cannot succeed
::For Haskill, selling the restaurant would be admitting defeat.
admit evidence
to allow a particular piece of evidence to be used in a court of law
::Courts can refuse to admit evidence obtained illegally by police.
admit of [admit of sth] phr v
if a situation admits of a particular explanation, that explanation can be accepted as possible
::The facts admit of no Other explanation.

prohibit (iou)



prohibit verb trans. Pa. pple prohibited, prohibit. LME.
[Latin prohibit- pa. ppl stem of prohibere, formed as PRO-1 + habere hold.]
Forbid (a thing) as by a command; forbid (a person) from doing, (arch.) to do. Also with double obj. LME.
A. Ranken Parents were prohibited from selling, gifting, or pledging their children. P. Fussell Purchase of tires was prohibited.
Prevent or hinder by physical means; debar; make impossible. M16.
Milton Gates..Barr'd over us prohibit all egress. P. Toynbee Degrees of pain and discomfort which almost prohibit wise thoughts.
b. With neg. in following clause: command not to do a thing, command or cause that..not. M16-E18.
prohibiter,
prohibitor nouns E17.