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own up

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  • verb idiomatic to acknowledge, confess, or admit guilt. Often used with to.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error

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synonyms (20)

Words with the same meaning

  1. acknowledge
  2. admit
  3. admit everything
  4. allow
  5. avow
  6. come clean
  7. concede
  8. confess
  9. cop a plea
  10. grant
  11. let on
  12. open up
  13. out with it
  14. own
  15. plead guilty
  16. spill
  17. spill it
  18. spit it out
  19. tell all
  20. tell the truth

hypernyms (3)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. concede
  2. confess
  3. profess

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