Definition: state insincerely
Usage: 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
Main entry: profess
Definition: confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
Usage: The terrorists professed allegiance to their country; he professes to be a Communist
Main entry: profess, concede, confess
Definition: admit (to a wrongdoing)
Usage: She confessed that she had taken the money
Main entry: profess
Definition: practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
Usage: She professes organic chemistry
Main entry: profess
Definition: take vows, as in religious order
Usage: she professed herself as a nun
Main entry: profess
Definition: receive into a religious order or congregation
Main entry: profess
Definition: state freely
Usage: The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades