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English to English verb
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practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about |  | Example: She professes organic chemistry
source: wordnet30
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confess one's faith in, or allegiance to | | Example: The terrorists professed allegiance to their country
he professes to be a Communist
source: wordnet30
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admit (to a wrongdoing) | | Example: She confessed that she had taken the money
source: wordnet30
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state freely | | Example: The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades
source: wordnet30
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receive into a religious order or congregation | | source: wordnet30
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take vows, as in religious order | | Example: she professed herself as a nun
source: wordnet30
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state insincerely | | Example: He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
She pretends to be an expert on wine
source: wordnet30
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To make open declaration of, as of one's knowledge, belief, action, etc.; to avow or acknowledge; to confess publicly; to own or admit freely. | | source: webster1913
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To take a profession upon one's self by a public declaration; to confess. | | source: webster1913
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