admit to
phrasal verb
admitted to; admitting to; admits to
: to admit (something) : to acknowledge the truth or existence of (something)
He reluctantly admitted to knowing her.
He admitted to his guilt.
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He was suspended to begin the 1995 season for cocaine and admitted to having a substance abuse problem.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The Funny Girl star admitted to feeling intimidated by Garland, the great and powerful.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Brian Christensen later admitted to shooting her after a physical altercation, said district attorney’s officials.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Douglass’s former North Star co-editor, Martin Delany, who had been admitted to Harvard Medical School but was forced out after white students complained, responded to Dred Scott — and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 — by writing a novel whose hero escapes bondage and plots an overthrow of slavery.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The Funny Girl star admitted to feeling intimidated by Garland, the great and powerful.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Brian Christensen later admitted to shooting her after a physical altercation, said district attorney’s officials.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Douglass’s former North Star co-editor, Martin Delany, who had been admitted to Harvard Medical School but was forced out after white students complained, responded to Dred Scott — and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 — by writing a novel whose hero escapes bondage and plots an overthrow of slavery.
—Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Admit to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admit%20to. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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