To recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of

• allow

  1. To let do or happen; permit:
  2. To permit the presence of:
  3. To permit to have:

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  1. To let do or happen; permit:
  2. To permit the presence of:
  3. To permit to have:

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• fess up

  1. to admit or acknowledge something; confess

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  1. to admit or acknowledge something; confess

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• own

  1. Of or belonging to oneself or itself:
  2. That which belongs to one:
  3. To have or possess as property:

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  1. Of or belonging to oneself or itself:
  2. That which belongs to one:
  3. To have or possess as property:

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• grant

  1. To allow or consent to the fulfillment of (something requested):
  2. To give or confer officially or formally:
  3. To transfer (property) by a deed.

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  1. To allow or consent to the fulfillment of (something requested):
  2. To give or confer officially or formally:
  3. To transfer (property) by a deed.

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• confess

  1. To disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself); admit.
  2. To acknowledge belief or faith in; profess:
  3. To make known (one's sins) to God or to a priest.

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  1. To disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself); admit.
  2. To acknowledge belief or faith in; profess:
  3. To make known (one's sins) to God or to a priest.

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• concede

  1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit:
  2. To acknowledge or admit (defeat).
  3. To acknowledge defeat in:

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  1. To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit:
  2. To acknowledge or admit (defeat).
  3. To acknowledge defeat in:

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• admit

  1. To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge or concede:
  2. To disclose or confess (guilt or an error, for example).
  3. To afford opportunity for; permit:

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  1. To grant to be real, valid, or true; acknowledge or concede:
  2. To disclose or confess (guilt or an error, for example).
  3. To afford opportunity for; permit:

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• acknowledge

  1. To admit the existence or truth of:
  2. To express recognition of; make notice of:
  3. To express gratitude or appreciation for or to:

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  1. To admit the existence or truth of:
  2. To express recognition of; make notice of:
  3. To express gratitude or appreciation for or to:

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To put into words positively and with conviction

• state

  1. A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances:
  2. A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development:
  3. A mental or emotional condition:

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  1. A condition or mode of being, as with regard to circumstances:
  2. A condition of being in a stage or form, as of structure, growth, or development:
  3. A mental or emotional condition:

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• say

  1. To utter aloud; pronounce:
  2. To express in words:
  3. To state as an opinion or judgment; declare:

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  1. To utter aloud; pronounce:
  2. To express in words:
  3. To state as an opinion or judgment; declare:

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• maintain

  1. To keep up or carry on; continue:
  2. To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain:
  3. To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency:

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  1. To keep up or carry on; continue:
  2. To keep in an existing state; preserve or retain:
  3. To keep in a condition of good repair or efficiency:

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• hold

  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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  1. To have and keep in one's grasp:
  2. To aim or direct; point:
  3. To keep from falling or moving; support:

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• declare

  1. To make known formally or officially; proclaim:
  2. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm:
  3. To reveal or make manifest; show:

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  1. To make known formally or officially; proclaim:
  2. To state emphatically or authoritatively; affirm:
  3. To reveal or make manifest; show:

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• contend

  1. To strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle:
  2. To strive in competition, as in a race; vie:
  3. To strive in controversy or debate; dispute.

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  1. To strive in opposition or against difficulties; struggle:
  2. To strive in competition, as in a race; vie:
  3. To strive in controversy or debate; dispute.

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• claim

  1. To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due:
  2. To take in a violent manner as if by right:
  3. To state to be true, especially when open to question; assert or maintain:

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  1. To demand, ask for, or take as one's own or one's due:
  2. To take in a violent manner as if by right:
  3. To state to be true, especially when open to question; assert or maintain:

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• avouch

  1. To declare the provable truth or validity of; affirm:
  2. To corroborate or confirm; vouch for:
  3. To accept responsibility for (an action, for example); acknowledge.

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  1. To declare the provable truth or validity of; affirm:
  2. To corroborate or confirm; vouch for:
  3. To accept responsibility for (an action, for example); acknowledge.

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• aver

  1. To affirm positively; declare:
  2. To assert formally as a fact.

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  1. To affirm positively; declare:
  2. To assert formally as a fact.

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• asseverate

  1. To declare seriously or positively; affirm.

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  1. To declare seriously or positively; affirm.

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• assert

  1. To state or express positively; affirm:
  2. To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example).
  3. To put into action boldly; employ or demonstrate:

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  1. To state or express positively; affirm:
  2. To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example).
  3. To put into action boldly; employ or demonstrate:

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• argue

  1. To put forth reasons for or against; debate:
  2. To attempt to prove by reasoning; maintain or contend:
  3. To give evidence of; indicate:

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  1. To put forth reasons for or against; debate:
  2. To attempt to prove by reasoning; maintain or contend:
  3. To give evidence of; indicate:

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• allege

  1. To assert to be true; affirm:
  2. To assert prior to a final determination:
  3. To state (a plea or excuse, for example) in support or denial of a claim or accusation:

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  1. To assert to be true; affirm:
  2. To assert prior to a final determination:
  3. To state (a plea or excuse, for example) in support or denial of a claim or accusation:

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• affirm

  1. To declare positively; assert to be true:
  2. To declare support for or belief in:
  3. To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm:

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  1. To declare positively; assert to be true:
  2. To declare support for or belief in:
  3. To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm:

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