Admit and Express

Admit

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

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

Express verb - To make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion).

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Admit and express are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admit" instead a verb "Express".

love	admit love	express love
feeling	admit feeling	express feeling
respect	admit respect	express respect
attraction	admit attraction	express attraction
Other words: fear, way, guilt, dislike, beliefs, feelings.

Though she is noted to be aloof and unfriendly, several people express the opinion that she is a much kinder person than she would like to admit.

Source: Hidden Heart of Gold
At the end of the LeafGreen commentary, when Amanda hesitates to admit that she prefers Platinum to the Gen I remakes out of concern for what Ted thinks, Johnny tells her to fuck what he thinks and express herself.

Source: Web Video / BrainScratch Commentaries
In Murder on the Orient Express, this is the reason that the owner of the handkerchief found at the crime scene didn't admit to it; no one told her about it or asked it if it was hers.

Source: You Didn't Ask aka: You Never Asked

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