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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• avow

  1. To acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly:
  2. To state positively; declare:

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  1. To acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly:
  2. To state positively; declare:

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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 let have as a favor, prerogative, or privilege

• vouchsafe

  1. To condescend to grant or bestow (something):
  2. To condescend (to do something); deign:
  3. To disclose or reveal:

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  1. To condescend to grant or bestow (something):
  2. To condescend (to do something); deign:
  3. To disclose or reveal:

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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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• give

  1. To make a present of:
  2. To place in the hands of; pass:
  3. To deliver in exchange or recompense; pay:

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  1. To make a present of:
  2. To place in the hands of; pass:
  3. To deliver in exchange or recompense; pay:

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• award

  1. To grant as merited or due:
  2. To grant an amount or other benefit legally due:
  3. Something awarded or granted, as for merit.

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  1. To grant as merited or due:
  2. To grant an amount or other benefit legally due:
  3. Something awarded or granted, as for merit.

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• accord

  1. To give or grant, especially as being due or appropriate:
  2. To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony.
  3. To be in agreement, unity, or harmony.

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  1. To give or grant, especially as being due or appropriate:
  2. To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony.
  3. To be in agreement, unity, or harmony.

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To make a concession

• compromise

  1. A settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions.
  2. The result of such a settlement.
  3. Something that combines qualities or elements of different things:

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  1. A settlement of differences in which each side makes concessions.
  2. The result of such a settlement.
  3. Something that combines qualities or elements of different things:

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To cease opposition

• yield

  1. To give forth by a natural process, especially by cultivation:
  2. To furnish as return for effort or investment; be productive of:
  3. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender:

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  1. To give forth by a natural process, especially by cultivation:
  2. To furnish as return for effort or investment; be productive of:
  3. To give over possession of, as in deference or defeat; surrender:

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• give in

  1. to collapse or fall
  2. (idiomatic) to relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat
  3. (of a pugilist) to droop the head

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  1. to collapse or fall
  2. (idiomatic) to relent, yield, surrender or admit defeat
  3. (of a pugilist) to droop the head

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