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Confess
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Confess
/kənˈfes/
To admit or acknowledge something, often related to wrongdoing or guilt.
Synonyms:
admit
declare
acknowledge
disclose
reveal
Antonyms:
deny
hide
conceal
Examples:
Tom
confessed
it to me.'
Ten to one she is left a letter
confessing
everything.'
"No, sir," cried Emma, "it
confesses
no such thing.
Etymology:
From Middle English
confessen
, derived from Old French
confessier
, from Latin
confessārī
, meaning to acknowledge fully, declare, own up to.
Usage Statistics:
17 mentions per 1 million words
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