profess
/prʌfˈɛs/
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practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry"
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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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admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"
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state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
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receive into a religious order or congregation
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take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun"
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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"