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avouch vs admit

admit vs avouch

avouch and admit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
avouch No No Yes No
admit No No Yes No
As verbs, admit is a hypernym of avouch; that is, admit is a word with a broader meaning than avouch:
  • avouch: admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
  • admit: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
Other hypernyms of avouch include acknowledge.
avouch (verb) admit (verb)
admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about 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
Difference between avouch and admit

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