Admit and Overcome

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Admit

Admit verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
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Overcome and admit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overcome" instead a verb "Admit".
Nearby Words: admission, admitted, admittedly, admitting

Overcome

Overcome verb - To achieve a victory over.
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Admit and overcome are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admit" instead a verb "Overcome".
Nearby Word: overcoming
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Common collocations

weakness admit weakness overcome weakness
fear admit fear overcome fear
problem admit problem overcome problem
nature admit nature overcome nature
Other words: guilt, feelings, problems, flaws.

Both words in one sentence

  • You Cannot Kill an Idea Averted in Nineteen Eighty-Four, in an inversion of the inspirational "the hero lives on" type of endings: Winston is allowed to live long enough to be forced to admit that he really does love Big Brother before being killed, so the audience knows that in no way were the ideas of The Party overcome.
    Source: You Cannot Kill an Idea
  • Synopsis: Forced to admit that Crocea Mors did not feel right in his hands—no matter how he held it—Jaune Arc strives to overcome this obstacle through the crazy idea that aura can become more than just the armor that protects him.
    Source: Fanfic Recs / RWBY General Fics
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