attorn - acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord; "he was attorned by the tenants"

write off - concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody; "write it off as a loss"

sustain - admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion"

concede, confess, profess - admit, make a clean breast of; "She confessed that she had taken the money"

confess - confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

confess, shrive, squeal - confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

avouch, avow - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"

countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

repatriate - admit back into the country

readmit - admit anew; "The refugee was readmitted into his home country"

admit - serve as a means of entrance; "This ticket will admit one adult to the show"

countenance, permit, allow, let - consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"

admit, take on, accept, take - admit into a group or community; "accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"

induct, initiate - accept young people into society, usually with some rite; "African men are initiated when they reach puberty"

readmit - admit again or anew; "After paying a penalty, the player was readmitted"

involve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"

profess - receive into a religious order or congregation

accept, take, have - receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

let in, admit, include - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar"

allow for, allow, provide, leave - make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

contain, hold, take - be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"

sleep - be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people"

house - contain or cover; "This box houses the gears"

seat - be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"

allow in, intromit, let in, admit - allow to enter; grant entry to; "We cannot admit non-members into our club"

serve, do - spend time in prison or in a labor camp; "He did six years for embezzlement"