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confess

con·fess

confess

 
 
pronunciation:
kn fes
part of speech: verb
inflections: confesses, confessing, confessed
definition: When you confess something, you admit it. You let someone else know the truth, even if the truth is that you did a bad thing.
Aiden finally confessed that he took his brother's phone and lost it.The man who started the fire in the woods confessed what he did to the police.
synonyms:
admit
antonyms:
conceal, deny
similar words:
declare, reveal