Etymology

adhibit

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Today it means: To allow in; to admit. Full definition →

Latin adhibitus
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromadhibitus“extended, held out”
  2. English todayadhibit

From Latin adhibitus (“extended, held out”, past participle of adhibeō), from ad + habeō (“have”).

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