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[ verb ] practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
Examples "She professes organic chemistry" |
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[ verb ] confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
Examples "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith" "he professes to be a Communist" |
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[ verb ] state insincerely
Synonyms Examples "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" |
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[ verb ] receive into a religious order or congregation
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[ verb ] state freely
Examples "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades" |
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[ verb ] take vows, as in religious order
Examples "she professed herself as a nun" |
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