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confess v. [
squeal, fink] confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
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confess v. [
concede, profess] admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"
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confess v. confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
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