Confess and Know

Confess

Confess verb - To make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid.

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Know and confess are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Know" instead a verb "Confess".

Know verb - To have a practical understanding of.

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Confess and know are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confess" instead a verb "Know".

Nearby Words: knowing, known

part	confess part	know part
trick	confess trick	know trick
truth	confess truth	know truth
someone	confess someone	know someone
Other words: time, way, identity, location, secret, anyone, secrets, identities.

After Mamrie asks her why she thought it was bad, she says, "I don't know...I kicked a dog on the way out, though." Mamrie says she should have used that to confess instead.

Source: Web Video / Miranda Sings
Yeah, making the scene with a magazine, there ain't no way around... I'll confess, you know, I'm no different, you know.

Source: Screw Yourself
He replies, "I confess...that I do not know the boy." Bathe Her and Bring Her to Me: Ramsay Bolton orders his wife bathed daily, as he is... particular about cleanliness.

Source: Literature / A Dance with Dragons

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