Definition of confess
Verbs
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
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acknowledge, admit
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
admit (to a wrongdoing)
"She confessed that she had taken the money"
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fess up, make a clean breast of, own up
admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error
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acknowledge, admit
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
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acknowledge, admit
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
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