PROFESS as VERB

1. Meaning
   • state insincerely
   Synonym(s)
   • pretend (what does pretend mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt
   • She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber
   • She pretends to be an expert on wine
   Hypernyms(s) profess is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
2. Meaning
   • confess one’’s faith in, or allegiance to
   Usage Example(s)
   • The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith
   • he professes to be a Communist
   Hypernyms(s) profess is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • declare (what does declare mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • profession (what does profession mean?)
   • professing (what does professing mean?)
3. Meaning
   • admit, make a clean breast of
   Synonym(s)
   • concede (what does concede mean?)
   • confess (what does confess mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She confessed that she had taken the money
   Hypernyms(s) profess is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • admit (what does admit mean?)
   • acknowledge (what does acknowledge mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • confession (what does confession mean?)
   • confession (what does confession mean?)
   • confessor (what does confessor mean?)
   • profession (what does profession mean?)
   • professing (what does professing mean?)
4. Meaning
   • practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
   Usage Example(s)
   • She professes organic chemistry
   Hypernyms(s) profess is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
5. Meaning
   • take vows, as in religious order
   Usage Example(s)
   • she professed herself as a nun
   Hypernyms(s) profess is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • vow (what does vow mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • take the veil (what does take the veil mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • profession (what does profession mean?)
6. Meaning
   • receive into a religious order or congregation
   Hypernyms(s) profess is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • accept (what does accept mean?)
   • admit (what does admit mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • take on (what does take on mean?)
7. Meaning
   • state freely
   Usage Example(s)
   • The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades
   Hypernyms(s) profess is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • declare (what does declare mean?)