| VERB | communication | confess, squeal, fink | confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure |
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| communication | confess, concede, profess | admit (to a wrongdoing) | |
| communication | confess | confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith |
| Sounds | kahnfeh's | |
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| Rhymes | ABS ... yes: 78 rhymes with ehs... | |
| Meaning | confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | squeal, fink | |
| Broader | admit, acknowledge | declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of |
| Spanish | confesar | |
| Catalan | confessar | |
| Nouns | confession | an admission of misdeeds or faults |
| confession | a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party | |
| confessor | someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves) | |
| Meaning | Admit (to a wrongdoing). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "She confessed that she had taken the money" | |
| Synonyms | concede, profess | |
| Narrower | make a clean breast of, own up, fess up | Admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error |
| Broader | admit, acknowledge | declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of |
| Spanish | admitir, confesar, manifestarse, profesar, reconocer | |
| Catalan | confessar, manifestar, professar | |
| Nouns | confession | an admission of misdeeds or faults |
| confession | a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party | |
| confessor | someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves) | |
| Meaning | confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | admit, acknowledge | declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of |
| Spanish | confesarse | |
| Nouns | confession | (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution |
| confessor | a priest who hears confession and gives absolution | |
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