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profess - take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun" |
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vow make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol again"
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take the veil become a nun; "The young woman took the veil after her fiance died"
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profess 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"
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profess - confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to their country"; "he professes to be a Communist" |
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declare state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"
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profess - receive into a religious order or congregation |
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take on,
admit,
accept,
take declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
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profess - 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" |
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pretend |
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claim take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
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profess - practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry" |
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claim take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
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profess - state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades" |
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declare state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"
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