profess
pruh fes
- v practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
She professes organic chemistry - v confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
The terrorists professed allegiance to their country
he professes to be a Communist - v admit (to a wrongdoing)
- v state freely
The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades - v receive into a religious order or congregation
- v take vows, as in religious order
she professed herself as a nun - v state insincerely
He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
- Our constitution assures citizens the right to profess or not ot profess any religion and to conduct religious worship.
- For while outwardly they may profess joy in the spirit of athletic competition, inwardly they all desire the same thing: a hunk of metal around their neck.
- There are still an estimated 10,000 graffitists on the loose in the City of Brotherly Love, and some people profess to see an aesthetic value in their obsession.