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   confess

   /kənˈfɛs/

   verb

   • 1. admit that one has committed a crime or done something wrong: "he confessed that he had attacked the old man" Similar admitacknowledgerevealmake knowndisclosedivulgemake publicavowdeclareblurt outprofessown up totell all aboutbring into the openbring to lightinformal:blow the lid offarchaic:discoverown upadmit guiltplead guiltyaccept blame/responsibilitybe completely honesttell the truthtell allmake a clean breast of itunbosom oneselfinformal:come cleanfess upspill the beanslet the cat out of the bagget something off one's chestlet oncoughOpposite concealdeny
   • ▪ acknowledge something reluctantly, typically because one feels slightly ashamed or embarrassed: "I must confess that I half believed you" Similar acknowledgeadmitconcedegrantallowownsaydeclareaffirmacceptrecognizebe aware of/thatrealizebe conscious of/that
   • ▪ declare (one's religious faith): "150 people confessed faith in Christ"
   • ▪ declare one's sins formally to a priest: "I could not confess all my sins to the priest"
   • ▪ (of a priest) listen to the confession of: "St Ambrose would weep bitter tears when confessing a sinner"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French confesser, from Latin confessus, past participle of confiteri ‘acknowledge’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fateri ‘declare, avow’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONFESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONFESS definition: 1. to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about: 2….

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONFESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CONFESS meaning: 1. to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about: 2….

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONFESSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONFESSION definition: 1. the act of admitting that you have done something wrong or illegal: 2. an occasion when a….

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of confess – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONFESS definition: 1. to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty about: 2. to tell….

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONFESSION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CONFESSION meaning: 1. the act of admitting that you have done something wrong or illegal: 2. an occasion when a….

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONFESSED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONFESSED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of confess 2. to admit that you have done something wrong or….

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-japaneseCONFESS in Japanese - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONFESS translate: 告白する, 白状（はくじょう）する, しぶしぶ認（みと）める, ざんげする.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › vi › dictionaryCONFESS | Định nghĩa trong Từ điển tiếng Anh Cambridge

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   CONFESS ý nghĩa, định nghĩa, CONFESS là gì: 1. to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about: 2….

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › de › worterbuchCONFESS | Bedeutung im Cambridge Englisch Wörterbuch

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    CONFESS Bedeutung, Definition CONFESS: 1. to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty or bad about: 2….

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioCONFESS | traducir al español - Cambridge Dictionary

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    traducir CONFESS: confesar, confesar, confesarse, confesar, admitir, confesar. Más información en el diccionario inglés-español.