Admit and Validate

Admit

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

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

Validate verb - To give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of.

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Admit and validate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Admit" instead a verb "Validate".

love	admit love	validate love
faith	admit faith	validate faith
fear	admit fear	validate fear
reason	admit reason	validate reason
Other words: possibility, identity, existence, students.

Clara, however, suggests that the Doctor actually wants a way to validate his fear, rather than admit there's no rational reason for it.

Source: Recap / Doctor Who S34 E4 "Listen"

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