avow vs admit

avow and admit both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of avow include acknowledge.

avow (verb)	admit (verb)
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true	declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about	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