Admit and Contend

Admit

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

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

Contend

Contend verb - To engage in a contest.

Admit and contend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admit" instead a verb "Contend".

Common collocations

faith admit faith contend faith
time admit time contend time
hands admit hands contend hands
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