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- pronunciation:
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verb |
| inflections: |
confesses, confessing, confessed |
| definition 1: |
to admit as true.
Sarah confessed that she ate the last cookie.I confess my ignorance about computers.- synonyms:
- admit
- antonyms:
- deny
- similar words:
- acknowledge, declare, disclose, reveal
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| definition 2: |
to admit to a priest.
Michael confessed what he had done, and the priest told him not to do it again.- similar words:
- admit, declare, profess, reveal
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| definition 3: |
to admit guilt.
She confessed to the crime and was punished.- similar words:
- come clean, sing
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| related words: |
tell |
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