profess
21profess — v. 1 tr. claim openly to have (a quality or feeling). 2 tr. (foll. by to + infin.) pretend. 3 tr. declare (profess ignorance). 4 tr. affirm one s faith in or allegiance to. 5 tr. receive into a religious order under vows. 6 tr. have as one s… …
22profess — /preuh fes /, v.t. 1. to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to: He professed extreme regret. 2. to declare openly; announce or affirm; avow or acknowledge: to profess one s satisfaction. 3. to affirm faith in or allegiance to (a religion,… …
23profess — verb Profess is used with these nouns as the object: ↑allegiance, ↑desire, ↑faith, ↑ignorance, ↑innocence, ↑love …
24profess — verb 1》 claim that one has (a quality or feeling). 2》 affirm one s faith in or allegiance to (a religion). ↘(be professed) be received into a religious order under vows. 3》 archaic or humorous teach (a subject) as a professor. 4》 archaic have …
25profess — pro•fess [[t]prəˈfɛs[/t]] v. t. 1) to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to: He professed regret[/ex] 2) to declare openly; announce or affirm: to profess one s satisfaction[/ex] 3) to affirm one s faith in (a religion, God, etc.) 4) to… …
26profess — /prəˈfɛs / (say pruh fes) verb (t) 1. to lay claim to (a feeling, etc.), often insincerely; pretend to: he professed extreme regret. 2. to declare openly; announce or affirm; avow or acknowledge: to profess one s satisfaction. 3. to affirm faith… …
27profess — verb a) To make open declaration of, as of ones knowledge, belief, action, etc.; to avow or acknowledge; to confess publicly; to own or admit freely. b) To set up a claim to; to make presence to; hence, to put on or present an appearance of …
28profess — Synonyms and related words: act, act a part, affect, affirm, allege, announce, annunciate, argue, assert, assever, asseverate, assume, aver, avouch, avow, bluff, claim, confess, confirm, contend, counterfeit, cover up, declare, depose, dissemble …
29profess — v. (formal) (E) he professed to know nothing about the matter * * * [prə fes] (formal) (E) he professed to know nothing about the matter …
30profess — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pretend, feign; teach, instruct; affirm, declare, avow; own, admit. See affirmation, falsehood. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. avow, confess, pretend; see declare 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1.… …
