āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to profess
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āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸, āĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻž āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to openly declare a belief, opinion, or intention
Transitive: to profess a belief or opinion | to profess that
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After initial denials, the company finally professed that safety protocols had been violated in the accident.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§, āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āĻˇā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻžāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to teach a particular academic topic in a formal educational setting
Transitive: to profess an academic subject
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As a distinguished professor of literature, she professes Shakespearean studies.
āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻ
āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻ¸āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŦā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻļā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to declare or acknowledge one's adherence to a particular faith or belief system
Transitive: to profess a faith or belief system
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Despite growing up in a secular household, he now professes Islam.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ āĻ˛ā§āĻ, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ¸āĻ˛āĻžāĻŽ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to falsely assert or pretend to have a quality, feeling, etc.
Transitive: to profess a quality or feeling | to profess to do sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She professed to be a staunch supporter of environmental causes, yet her actions suggested otherwise.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to formally admit someone into a religious order or community
Transitive: to profess sb as a member of a religious order
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Following months of preparation and spiritual guidance, the candidate was finally professed as a member of the Franciscan order
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒāĻ°ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻļā§āĻˇā§ āĻĢā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĢā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to openly declare one's belief or opinion about something without reservations
Transitive: to profess one's belief or opinion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As an environmental activist, she professes the importance of raising awareness about climate change.
āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻ¤āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
professing
professionalize
profession
profess
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
