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confess

/ confess /

verb

verb Sense 1

confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

Type of:

admit acknowledge

Derived:

confession confessor

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

verb Sense 2

confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

Type of:

admit acknowledge

Derived:

informer betrayer rat squealer blabber

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something

Somebody ----s something with something

verb Sense 3

admit, make a clean breast of

"She confessed that she had taken the money"

Type of:

admit acknowledge

Derived:

confession confessor profession professing

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Something ----s somebody

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