profess
verb
- 1
state insincerely
He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
- 2
confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
The terrorists professed allegiance to their country
he professes to be a Communist
- 3
admit (to a wrongdoing)
She confessed that she had taken the money
- 4
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
She professes organic chemistry
- 5
take vows, as in religious order
she professed herself as a nun
- 6
receive into a religious order or congregation
- 7
state freely
The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades
Also useful for “profess”:Unscrambler— Rearrange the letters in “profess”