Verb

(conced)

To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.

He conceded the race once it was clear he could not win.

Kendall conceded defeat once she realized she could not win in a battle of wits.

To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.

To admit to be true; to acknowledge.

To yield or make concession.

(sports) To have a goal or point scored against

* {{quote-news

, year=2011 , date=October 2 , author=Jonathan Jurejko , title=Bolton 1 - 5 Chelsea , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The visitors arrived at the Reebok Stadium boasting an impressive record of winning their last eight Premier League games there without conceding a goal.}}

(cricket) (of a bowler) to have runs scored off of one's bowling.

Verb

(admitt)

To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take.

A ticket admits one into a playhouse.

They were admitted into his house.

to admit a serious thought into the mind

to admit evidence in the trial of a cause

To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.

to admit an attorney to practice law

the prisoner was admitted to bail

To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess.

the argument or fact is admitted

he admitted his guilt

she admitted taking drugs'' / ''she admitted to taking drugs

* 2011 , Kitty Kelley, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography (ISBN 1451674767):

His sister, Patti, also admitted taking drugs,

To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.

the words do not admit such a construction.

* Holder

Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.

To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of).

circumstance do not admit of this

the text does not admit of this interpretation

To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.

* {{quote-news, year=2011

, date=December 16 , author=Denis Campbell , title=Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients' , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage="This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted , it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm."}}