own up English

Meaning own up meaning

What does own up mean?

own up

— verb admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting

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own up English » English

confess

make a clean breast of

fess up

avow

acknowledge

vote

unbosom

squeal

plead guilty

oyster

oxygen

own

know

grant

give

confer

come clean

bestow

award

attorn

allot

affirm

admit one’s mistake

admit

accord

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