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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Enraged at Nina’s outburst, Nile finally cracks and confesses in a fit of rage, admitting to both Madison’s and Teddy’s murders.
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Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Marciano later admits to making it up, allegedly at the request of Demi.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Before her fall, Areas had been admitted to a hospital after authorities were called to her home and found her with cuts on her body.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Now 46 agonizing years later, Florida is set to execute Bryan Jennings, a 66-year-old former Marine who admitted to kidnapping and killing the little girl.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
Marciano later admits to making it up, allegedly at the request of Demi.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Before her fall, Areas had been admitted to a hospital after authorities were called to her home and found her with cuts on her body.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Now 46 agonizing years later, Florida is set to execute Bryan Jennings, a 66-year-old former Marine who admitted to kidnapping and killing the little girl.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Admit to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admit%20to. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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