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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
- whenintr, often foll by to 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
Derived Forms
- Dzˈڱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dz·ڱa· adjective
- Dz·ڱiԲ adverb
- -Dz·ڱ adjective
- cDz·ڱ verb (used with object)
- ܲcDz·ڱ adjective
- ܲcDz·ڱiԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of confess1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
According to Italian media, her ex-boyfriend has confessed to her murder.
I confess to having a little trouble placing this Rose.
For many of the victims of serial abuser John Smyth, and likely many of you reading this, Welby's confessed failures are not just mystifying but deeply alarming.
But I confess that I didn't expect to see so many of our major institutions, from corporations to universities to elite law firms, follow their lead.
In it, dozens of Chinese officials confess - always to camera - to staggering levels of corruption across a variety of industries.
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