Admit and Defend

Admit

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

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

Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Admit and defend are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admit" instead a verb "Defend".

family	admit family	defend family
name	admit name	defend name
right	admit right	defend right
time	admit time	defend time
Other words: way, actions, planet.

Soldiers "protect and defend the innocent, mostly from warriors." Canderous says that Carth can keep telling himself that, but really they're the same, and at least he can admit it.

Source: You Keep Telling Yourself That
The Forhilnor also admit that they were astonished to find a civilization on the Wreed homeworld, but stoutly defend their intelligence, noting that the Wreed build beautiful cities out of the sparse available materials there.

Source: First Contact Math
Lack of Empathy: She's a little too eager to humiliate Twilight, who even Trixie's defenders admit wasn't doing anything wrong, and takes pleasure in humiliating Applejack and Rarity, who only defend their friends.

Source: Characters / Friendship Is Magic: Redeemed

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