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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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   confess. [intransitive, transitive] to admit, especially formally or to the police, that you have done something wrong or illegal. After hours of questioning, the suspect confessed. confess to (doing) something She confessed to the murder. confess (that)….

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCONFESS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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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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   Definitions of confess. verb. admit (to a wrongdoing) “She confessed that she had taken the money” synonyms: concede, profess. see more. verb. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure. synonyms: fink. see more. verb. confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith. see more. Pronunciation. US.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONFESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · 1. verb. If someone confesses to doing something, usually something wrong, they admit that they did it. He had confessed to seventeen murders. [VERB + to] Her husband confessed to having had an affair. [V to n/-ing] I had expected her to confess that she only wrote these books for the money. [VERB that]

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   1. To admit or acknowledge something damaging or inconvenient to oneself: The suspect confessed to the crime. 2. To disclose one's sins to a priest.

7. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › confessconfess - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Dec 26, 2023 · ( transitive) To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in. ( religion) To unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution . ( religion) To hear or receive such a confession of sins from. ( transitive) To disclose or reveal . Derived terms [ edit] a fault confessed is half redressed. confessing Sam. fess, fess up.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONFESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.