attorn vs admit

attorn and admit both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of attorn include acknowledge.

attorn (verb)	admit (verb)
acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord	declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
	admit into a group or community
	allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of
	allow to enter; grant entry to
	give access or entrance to
	serve as a means of entrance
	have room for; hold without crowding
	afford possibility