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admit vs contain

contain vs admit

admit and contain both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
admit No No Yes No
contain No No Yes No
admit (verb) contain (verb)
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
admit into a group or community lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of include or contain; have as a component
allow to enter; grant entry to be divisible by
give access or entrance to contain or hold; have within
serve as a means of entrance be capable of holding or containing
have room for; hold without crowding
afford possibility
Difference between admit and contain

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