v. Function: verb
1
Synonyms: ACKNOWLEDGE 1, admit, allow, avow, confess, fess (up), grant, let on, own, own up
Related Words: 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