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(v)
profess
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
“She professes organic chemistry”
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(v)
profess
confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
“The terrorists professed allegiance to their country”
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“he professes to be a Communist”
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(v)
concede
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profess
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confess
admit (to a wrongdoing)
“She confessed that she had taken the money”
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(v)
profess
state freely
“The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades”
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(v)
profess
receive into a religious order or congregation
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(v)
profess
take vows, as in religious order
“she professed herself as a nun”
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(v)
profess
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pretend
state insincerely
“He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt”
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“She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber”
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“She pretends to be an expert on wine”
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