accept vs admit

accept and admit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accept	No	No	Yes	No
admit	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, admit is a hyponym of accept; that is, admit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accept:

Other hyponyms of accept include accept, take, take on, welcome, honor, honour, adopt, borrow, take over, take up.

As verbs, accept and admit are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of accept include take, take on.

accept (verb)	admit (verb)
consider or hold as true	declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
react favorably to; consider right and proper	admit into a group or community
tolerate or accommodate oneself to	allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal	allow to enter; grant entry to
give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to	give access or entrance to
receive willingly something given or offered	serve as a means of entrance
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person	have room for; hold without crowding
admit into a group or community	afford possibility
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
make use of or accept for some purpose
be designed to hold or take