| VERB | communication | profess | practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about |
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| communication | profess | confess one's faith in, or allegiance to | |
| communication | profess, concede, confess | admit (to a wrongdoing) | |
| communication | profess | state freely | |
| communication | profess | receive into a religious order or congregation | |
| communication | profess | take vows, as in religious order | |
| communication | profess, pretend | state insincerely |
| Sounds | prahfeh's | |
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| Rhymes | ABS ... yes: 78 rhymes with ehs... | |
| Meaning | practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They profess to move | |
| Example | "She professes organic chemistry" | |
| Broader | claim | assert or affirm strongly |
| Spanish | profesar | |
| Meaning | confess one's faith in, or allegiance to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
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| Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
| Spanish | profesar | |
| Nouns | professing | an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion |
| Meaning | Admit (to a wrongdoing). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Synonyms | concede, confess | |
| 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 | profession | an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion |
| Meaning | state freely. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades" | |
| Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
| Meaning | Receive into a religious order or congregation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | accept, admit, take, take on | Admit into a group or community |
| Similar to | profess | Take vows, as in religious order |
| Meaning | Take vows, as in religious order. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "she professed herself as a nun" | |
| Narrower | take the veil | Become a nun |
| Broader | vow | make a vow |
| Similar to | profess | Receive into a religious order or congregation |
| Spanish | profesar | |
| Nouns | profession | affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith |
| Meaning | state insincerely. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt" | |
| Synonym | pretend | |
| Broader | claim | assert or affirm strongly |
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