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declare vs profess

profess vs declare

declare and profess both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
declare No No Yes No
profess No No Yes No
As verbs, profess is a hyponym of declare; that is, profess is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than declare:
  • declare: state emphatically and authoritatively
  • profess: confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
Other hyponyms of declare include plead, condemn, bless, consecrate, hallow, sanctify, account, answer for, advise, propose, suggest, assure, promise, promise, take the Fifth, take the Fifth Amendment, condemn, doom, sentence, exclaim, proclaim, promulgate, affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify, depone, depose, swear, attest, bear witness, take the stand, testify, decree, animadvert, opine, sound off, speak out, speak up, count out.
declare (verb) profess (verb)
state emphatically and authoritatively practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
state firmly take vows, as in religious order
make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official admit (to a wrongdoing)
declare to be confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
announce publicly or officially state insincerely
proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against receive into a religious order or congregation
designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand state freely
authorize payments of
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