Admit and Open

Admit

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

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Open and admit are semantically related in unclose topic. In some cases you can use "Open" instead a verb "Admit".

Open verb - To change from a closed to an open position.

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Admit and open are semantically related in action topic. Sometimes you can use "Admit" instead a verb "Open", if it concerns topics such as unclose.

Nearby Words: opening, openness, opened, opener

room	admit room	open room
way	admit way	open way

They suspect Turnbull would be open to lying in the prospect's favor, so they say the wife claimed he left in December instead, knowing the boss would either admit reluctantly she was telling the truth, or claim she was lying and admit the recruit left in July.

Source: Lying to the Perp
Ballard and Catherine have an open marriage and admit each other's affairs to one another, while Ballard is fine with Vaughan seducing Helen (a woman he later has sex with) and Catherine.

Source: Literature / Crash
Admit it, if you're a Metroid veteran, you tried to shoot the door to make it open!

Source: Videogame / Metroid: Other M

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