Confess and Negate

Confess

Confess verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Usage example: political prisoners, under threat of torture, forced to confess their guilt

Negate is an antonym for confess.

Negate

Negate verb - To declare not to be true.

Confess is an antonym for negate.

Common collocations

affection confess affection negate affection
death confess death negate death
time confess time negate time
fact confess fact negate fact
Other words: charges, problems, attempts.
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