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profess v. practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; "She professes organic chemistry"
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profess v. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to their country"; "he professes to be a Communist"
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profess v. [
concede, confess] admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"
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profess v. state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
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profess v. receive into a religious order or congregation
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