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- pronunciation:
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fes
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
confesses, confessing, confessed |
| definition 1: |
to admit as true.
Sarah confessed that she ate the last cookie.I confess my ignorance about computers.- synonyms:
- admit
- antonyms:
- deny
- similar words:
- acknowledge, declare, disclose, reveal
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| definition 2: |
to admit to a priest.
Michael confessed what he had done, and the priest told him not to do it again.- similar words:
- admit, declare, profess, reveal
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| definition 3: |
to admit guilt.
She confessed to the crime and was punished.- similar words:
- come clean, sing
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| related words: |
tell |
adverb + (v.)confess
calmly, freely, openly, privately, readily, voluntarily
(v.)confess
+ adverb
front, publicly
(v.)confess
+ noun
addiction,
affair,
assassin,
autobiography,
congregation,
conspirator,
creed,
crime,
crush,
deed,
despair,
error,
espionage,
faith,
guilt,
ignorance,
killer,
killing,
murder,
outset,
priest,
secret,
shame,
shortcoming,
sin,
slaying,
spy,
theft,
torture,
videotape,
weakness,
witch
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