Admit
Admit verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Play
Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In Arthur Miller's play A View from the Bridge the main character is in love with his niece, whom he raises as a daughter, but he can't even admit this to himself.
Source: Parental Incest -
But they care more about the prestige of the play than the content, so rather than admit they had to miss it, they fake seeing the play.
Source: At the Opera Tonight - And MUDs before them; since they're free to play, they could openly admit they're a perpetual work in progress.
Source: Perpetual Beta
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