admit vs profess

admit and profess both are verbs.

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

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

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

admit (verb)	profess (verb)
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of	practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
admit into a group or community	take vows, as in religious order
allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of	admit (to a wrongdoing)
allow to enter; grant entry to	confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
give access or entrance to	state insincerely
serve as a means of entrance	receive into a religious order or congregation
have room for; hold without crowding	state freely
afford possibility