English dictionary
confess
/k/@/n'f/E/s/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
Source: WordNet 3.0
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admit (to a wrongdoing)
ExamplesShe confessed that she had taken the money.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To make acknowledgment or avowal in a matter pertaining to one's self; to acknowledge, own, or admit, as a crime, a fault, a debt.
Source: webster1913
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To make confession; to disclose sins or faults, or the state of the conscience.
Source: webster1913