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Meaning
Verb
●
To
administer
the
vows
of a
religious order
to (someone); to
admit
to a
religious order
.
●
To
declare
oneself
(to be something).
●
To
declare
; to
assert
, affirm.
●
To make a
claim
(to be something); to
lay claim
to (a given quality,
feeling
etc.), often with
connotations
of insincerity.
●
To
declare
one's
adherence
to (a
religion
,
deity
,
principle
etc.).
●
To work as a
professor
of; to teach.
●
To
claim
to have knowledge or understanding of (a given area
of interest
,
subject
matter).
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Origin
profess
English
professer
Anglo-Norman
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Proclaim
Affirm
Preach
Claim
Assert
Espouse
Purport
Ascribe
Denounce
Aspire
Desire
Avow
Pretend
Deny
Declare
Dare
Worship
Strive
Accept
Seek
Extol
Acknowledge
Condemn
Express
Oppose
Wish
Reaffirm
Pledge
Embody
Intend
Embrace
Vindicate
Refuse
Prefer
Criticise
Proselytize
Admit
Attempt
Decry
Practice
Posit
Possess
Despise
Uphold
Endorse
Advocate
Recognize
Renounce
Say
Regard
Deride
Defend
State
Deserve
Reject
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Rhymes
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Ess
Cbs
Wes
Yes
Mbbs
Mess
Ness
Cess
Hess
Less
Desu
Bess
Jess
Ness
Tess
Jess
Fess
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Press
Tress
Cress
Oocss
Chess
Bless
Dress
Unless
Totnes
Duress
Assess
Excess
Caress
Stress
Possess
Success
Profess
Express
Repress
Confess
Digress
Impress
Success
Oppress
Undress
Depress
Barches
Regress
Process
Address
Redress
Aggress
Distress
Compress
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Tristesse
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