Admit
Admit verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Usage example: you can't bring yourself to admit your mistakes
Negative
Negative verb - To reject by or as if by a vote.
Usage example: we promptly negatived the idea of having pizza again for dinner, noting that we had already had it for three nights that week
Both words in one sentence
- These writers will admit that religion has moments of beauty and truth, and admit that the negative aspects of Christianity can't be regarded as its core tenets.
Source: Useful Notes / Atheism -
Shackleton is a believer of paranormal phenomena, portrayed as a rare negative example, though he means well and is willing to admit he could be wrong.
Source: Film / Red Lights - Alicia manages to get the case dropped by getting the arresting officer to admit that the breathalyzer test he administered to Stern at the time of the arrest was negative.
Source: Confess in Confidence
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