PROFESS — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
profess
State insincerely.
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- 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.
Confess one's faith in, or allegiance to.
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- The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith.
- He professes to be a Communist.
Admit, make a clean breast of.
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- She confessed that she had taken the money.
Practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about.
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- She professes organic chemistry.
Take vows, as in religious order.
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- She professed herself as a nun.
Receive into a religious order or congregation.
State freely.
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- The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades.
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