acknowledge vs profess

profess vs acknowledge

acknowledge and profess both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acknowledge	No	No	Yes	No
profess	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, profess is a hyponym of acknowledge; that is, profess is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acknowledge:

acknowledge: declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
profess: admit (to a wrongdoing)

Other hyponyms of acknowledge include attorn, write off, make no bones about, sustain, concede, confess, confess, confess, fink, squeal, avouch, avow.

acknowledge (verb)	profess (verb)
accept as legally binding and valid	practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority	take vows, as in religious order
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of	admit (to a wrongdoing)
express obligation, thanks, or gratitude for	confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
report the receipt of	state insincerely
express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with	receive into a religious order or congregation
	state freely

Difference between acknowledge and profess

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