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confess
[kuhn-fes]
verb (used with object)
to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation.
Antonyms:to own or admit as true.
I must confess that I haven't read the book.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:to declare or acknowledge (one's sins), especially to God or a priest in order to obtain absolution.
(of a priest) to hear the confession of (a person).
to acknowledge one's belief or faith in; declare adherence to.
to reveal by circumstances.
verb (used without object)
to make confession plead guilty; own.
to confess to a crime.
to make confession of sins, especially to a priest.
(of a priest) to hear confession.
confess
/ əˈɛ /
verb
to make an acknowledgment or admission (of faults, misdeeds, crimes, etc)
(tr) to admit or grant to be true; concede
Christianity RC Church to declare (one's sins) to God or to a priest as his representative, so as to obtain pardon and absolution
Other 51Թ Forms
- confessable adjective
- confessingly adverb
- half-confessed adjective
- preconfess verb (used with object)
- unconfessed adjective
- unconfessing adjective
- Dzˈڱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of confess1
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Example Sentences
The situation worsens when LLIAM, appalled by how its work has been misused, turns the tables by revealing users’ sins and transgressions in a series of letters sent to victims that begin: “We must confess.”
Afterward, when I confessed how panicked I had felt, Nielson said it happens to a lot of people the first time they are engulfed in smoke.
This is the first time the boys have been old enough to see their mum perform in concert, and she confesses they have "mixed emotions" about it.
Hawk, 27, confessed to the killing when police took him into custody about 10 days after Rooks, 34, was found in the wee hours on Jan. 21, 2021, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Boston said.
She had confessed to flying into the country to see the singer, but ended up getting arrested for trespassing.
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