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confessing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  confess 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  confess 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  confess 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  confess 
 
  3  senses  of  confess 
 
  Sense  1 
  confess,  squeal,  shrive 
  =>  admit  acknowledge 
 
  Sense  2 
  concede,  profess,  confess 
  =>  admit  acknowledge 
 
  Sense  3 
  confess 
  =>  admit  acknowledge 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  confess 
 
  confess  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  confess 
 
  Sense  1 
  confess,  squeal,  shrive 
  =>  admit  acknowledge 
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  Sense  2 
  concede,  profess,  confess 
  =>  admit  acknowledge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  confess 
  =>  admit  acknowledge 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  confess 
 
  The  verb  confess  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  confess,  squeal,  shrive  --  (confess  to  a  punishable  or  reprehensible  deed,  usually  under  pressure) 
  2.  (3)  concede,  profess,  confess  --  (make  a  clean  breast  of  "She  confessed  that  she  had  taken  the  money") 
  3.  confess  --  (confess  to  God  in  the  presence  of  a  priest,  as  in  the  Catholic  faith) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  confess 
 
  The  verb  confess  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  confess,  squeal,  shrive  --  (confess  to  a  punishable  or  reprehensible  deed,  usually  under  pressure) 
  2.  (3)  concede,  profess,  confess  --  (make  a  clean  breast  of  "She  confessed  that  she  had  taken  the  money") 
  3.  confess  --  (confess  to  God  in  the  presence  of  a  priest,  as  in  the  Catholic  faith) 



confessing definition