1. (verb) profess
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
Synonyms: confess, concede, pretend
2. (verb) profess
confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
Synonyms: confess, concede, pretend
3. (verb) concede, profess, confess
admit (to a wrongdoing)
Synonyms: yield, cede, confess, pretend, grant, concede, profess, fink, squeal
4. (verb) profess
state freely
Synonyms: confess, concede, pretend
5. (verb) profess
receive into a religious order or congregation
Synonyms: confess, concede, pretend
6. (verb) profess
take vows, as in religious order
Synonyms: confess, concede, pretend
7. (verb) profess, pretend
state insincerely
Synonyms: act, make, feign, confess, affect, pretend, dissemble, hazard, concede, make believe, profess, sham, venture, guess
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