verb
1.
Synonyms: acknowledge 1, admit, allow, avow, confess, fess (up), grant, let on, own, own up
Related Word: cede, relinquish, waive
Contrasted words: agitate, argue, debate, discuss; answer, confute, refute; controvert
Antonyms: dispute
2.
Synonyms: grant 1, accord, award, vouchsafe
Contrasted words: refuse, reject
Antonyms: deny