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   Con·fess

   /kənˈfes/

   

   verb

   • 1. admit or state that one has committed a crime or is at fault in some way: "he confessed that he had attacked the old man" Similar admitacknowledgerevealmake knowndisclosedivulgemake publicavowdeclareblurt outprofessown up totell all aboutbring into the openbring to lightinformal:blow the lid offarchaic:discoverown upadmit guiltplead guiltyaccept blame/responsibilitybe completely honesttell the truthtell allmake a clean breast of itunbosom oneselfinformal:come cleanfess upspill the beanslet the cat out of the bagget something off one's chestlet oncoughOpposite concealdeny
   • ▪ admit or acknowledge something reluctantly, typically because one feels slightly ashamed or embarrassed: "I must confess that I was slightly surprised" Similar acknowledgeadmitconcedegrantallowownsaydeclareaffirmacceptrecognizebe aware of/thatrealizebe conscious of/that
   • ▪ declare (one's religious faith): "150 people confessed faith in Christ"
   • ▪ declare one's sins formally to a priest: "I could not confess all my sins to the priest"
   • ▪ (of a priest) hear the confession of (someone): "St. Ambrose would weep bitter tears when confessing a sinner"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French confesser, from Latin confessus, past participle of confiteri ‘acknowledge’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fateri ‘declare, avow’.

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   Jun 3, 2012 · The meaning of CONFESS is to tell or make known (something, such as something wrong or damaging to oneself) : admit. How to use confess in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Confess.

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   CONFESS definition: 1. to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about: 2…. Learn more.

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   Confess definition: to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation.. See examples of CONFESS used in a sentence.

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   CONFESS meaning: 1. to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about: 2…. Learn more.

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   When somebody concedes something, they are usually accepting, unwillingly, that a particular fact or statement is true or logical. confess (rather formal) to admit something that you feel ashamed or embarrassed about; to admit, especially formally or to the police, that you have done something wrong or illegal:

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   When you confess, you admit to doing something wrong. You might feel guilty about eating the entire platter of chocolate chip cookies and confess to your mom before she notices. If she presses charges, you would confess to the cookie crime.

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   5 days ago · If you confess to doing something wrong or something that you are ashamed of, you admit that you did it.

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   confess meaning, definition, what is confess: to admit, especially to the police, that...: Learn more.

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    CONFESS definition: 1. to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty about: 2. to tell…. Learn more.

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    1. to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, or weakness) by way of revelation. 2. to own or admit as true; concede: I must confess that I haven't read it. 3. to declare or acknowledge (one's sins), esp. to God or a priest. 4. (of a priest) to hear the confession of (a person).