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profess

/ profess /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
state insincerely
"He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"
"She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"
"She pretends to be an expert on wine"
Type of:
claim
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 2
confess one''s faith in, or allegiance to
"The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"
"he professes to be a Communist"
Type of:
declare
Derived:
profession professing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 3
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
"She professes organic chemistry"
Type of:
claim
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
take vows, as in religious order
"she professed herself as a nun"
Type of:
vow
Kinds of:
take the veil
Derived:
profession
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
receive into a religious order or congregation
Type of:
accept admit take
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
state freely
"The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
Type of:
declare
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 7
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
Semantic Complexity
69%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
18
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

claim declare vow take the veil accept admit take acknowledge