admit / confess (v.)AmE; BrE: /ədˈmıt/ - /kənˈfes/Admit means to say that you have done sth wrong or illegal, especially when someone asks or persuades you to do this:• Rachel admitted that she had made a mistake.• Paul admitted that he was angryConfess means to tell the police or sb in a position of authority that you have done sth very bad, especially after they have persuaded you to do this:• After two days of questioning, he finally confessed.• She confessed that she had killed her husband.
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