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What does own up mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic) to acknowledge, confess, or admit guilt or reponsibility. Often used with to.
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He said a bonus of the system was that criminals were far more likely to own up once they saw themselves on camera.
The only issue is that portion of drinkers who are juiceheads but won't own up to it.
To get workers charged up, he exhorts his troops to act like entrepreneurs, take risks, and own up to failure quickly.
I would not be able to live with myself if I did not own up to what I have done.
Rather than snooping around and trying to retrieve it I thought it would be best to just own up and ask if you've seen it.
Afraid to own up to the truth, she takes out a huge loan and buys a replica to return to her rich friend.

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