profess

verbs

practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
"She professes organic chemistry"
profess
is a type of (narrower)
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
"He claimed that he killed the burglar"
claim
confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
"The terrorists professed allegiance to their country"; "he professes to be a Communist"
profess
is derived from
professing
is a type of (narrower)
state emphatically and authoritatively
"He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
declare
admit (to a wrongdoing)
"She confessed that she had taken the money"
concede, confess, profess
is derived from
profession
state freely
"The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
profess
is a type of (narrower)
state emphatically and authoritatively
"He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"
declare
receive into a religious order or congregation
profess
verb group
take vows, as in religious order
"she professed herself as a nun"
profess
is a type of (narrower)
admit into a group or community
"accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
accept, admit, take, take on
take vows, as in religious order
"she professed herself as a nun"
profess
is derived from
profession
verb group
receive into a religious order or congregation
profess
is a type of (narrower)
make a vow; promise
"He vowed never to drink alcohol again"
vow
state insincerely
"He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"
pretend, profess