Admit and Confess to

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

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

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Admit and confess to are semantically related. You can use "Admit" instead a verb "Confess to".

The biggest of all: Nixon *did not* confess to being part of a cover-up during the interviews, though he did admit to and apologize for disappointing the American people.

Source: Very Loosely Based on a True Story
While awaiting the impending doom, Mervis and Dunglap admit that they destroyed each other's favorite possessions, Cliff and Lube confess to each other their Embarrassing First Name, Shriek confesses to Dog that she loves him and kisses him, and Cat confesses that he loves Shriek and kisses her.

Source: Not So Final Confession

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