Admit and Claim

Admit

Admit verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.

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Claim and admit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Claim" instead a verb "Admit".

Claim verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.

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Admit and claim are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admit" instead a verb "Claim".

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

part	admit part	claim part
responsibility	admit responsibility	claim responsibility
name	admit name	claim name
right	admit right	claim right
Other words: time, ownership, planet.

In "Rubberneckers," Stan crashes his car while rubbernecking, but since he doesn't want to admit it to Francine he claims that he swerved to miss a dog, which he also puts on his insurance claim.

Source: Explain, Explain... Oh, Crap!
In another episode, Stan crashes his car while rubbernecking, since he doesn't want to admit it to Francine he claims that he swerved to miss a cat, which he also puts on his insurance claim.

Source: Reality Ensues / Western Animation
They suspect Turnbull would be open to lying in the prospect's favor, so they say the wife claimed he left in December instead, knowing the boss would either admit reluctantly she was telling the truth, or claim she was lying and admit the recruit left in July.

Source: Lying to the Perp

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