admit vs allow

admit and allow both are verbs.

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

As verbs, allow is a hypernym of admit; that is, allow is a word with a broader meaning than admit:

admit: allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
allow: consent to, give permission; permit

Other hypernyms of admit include countenance, let, permit.

As verbs, allow is a hypernym of admit; that is, allow is a word with a broader meaning than admit:

Other hypernyms of admit include countenance, let, permit.

As verbs, admit and allow are synonyms defined as:

admit (verb)	allow (verb)
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of	allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
admit into a group or community	give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of	consent to, give permission; permit
allow to enter; grant entry to	allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting
give access or entrance to	let have
serve as a means of entrance	grant as a discount or in exchange
have room for; hold without crowding	make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
afford possibility	allow the other (baseball) team to score
	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain
	afford possibility