Confess and Make

Confess

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

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

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

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Confess and make are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confess" instead a verb "Make".

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

love	confess love	make love
life	confess life	make life
people	confess people	make people
time	confess time	make time
Other words: way, world, mistake.

When a character can't bring themselves to properly confess their love, so they either make a statement to similar effect or one that is totally unrelated.

Source: I Uh You Too
Apollo is also livid to find out that Phoenix, a former ace lawyer whom he treated with the utmost respect, gave him a fake clue to make Kristoph confess to the murder of Shadi Smith, to the point of punching him.

Source: Broken Pedestal
So he tells them he's going to confess to Chihiro (and then does so) to make absolutely sure they can move on instead of staying in a holding pattern forever.

Source: Manga / The World God Only Knows

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