Own up and Veto

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Own up verb - To make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid.

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Veto is an antonym for own up in topics: state, acknowledge, authorize, admit, confess.

Veto verb - To reject by or as if by a vote.

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Own up is an antonym for veto.

Nearby Words: vetoed, vetoing

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