confess

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈfɛs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈfɛs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən fes′)


confess
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Sense: Verb: admit wrongdoing
Synonyms:
admit Collocations, own up (informal), fess up (slang), come clean (informal), plead guilty, tell the truth, cop Collocations (US), reveal Collocations, divulge, own your mistakes, own your shit (vulgar, offensive, slang), make a confession, spill the beans (informal)
Sense: Verb: admit the truth of
Synonyms:
admit Collocations, concede, acknowledge Collocations, recognize Collocations, recognise (UK), agree Collocations, allow Collocations, grant Collocations, own Collocations
Sense: Verb: go to confession
Synonyms:
go to confession, receive absolution, humble yourself, make a confession, make confession (literary), be shriven (archaic)
Sense: Verb: declare a truth
Synonyms:
profess, proclaim, tell Collocations, declare Collocations, announce, state Collocations, avow, make known, make public


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