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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Cooke later admitted to police that Zachariah was born with meth in his system, and that another child in the home had been the one to find the baby unresponsive, according to the affidavit supporting her arrest.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
That was the warning issued by the state’s Public Employment Relations Board last month in a precedential decision after a school employee admitted to using generative artificial intelligence to write part of her appeal to the labor board.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Deputies said both admitted to riding on top of the moving train.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
And later, accusations of sexism flew and one participant quietly admitted to attempting the ordeal (which routinely involves force-feeding challenges) as a vegan.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Admit to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/admit%20to. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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