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profess vs accept

accept vs profess

profess and accept both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
profess No No Yes No
accept No No Yes No
As verbs, accept is a hypernym of profess; that is, accept is a word with a broader meaning than profess:
  • profess: receive into a religious order or congregation
  • accept: admit into a group or community
Other hypernyms of profess include admit, take, take on.
profess (verb) accept (verb)
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about consider or hold as true
take vows, as in religious order react favorably to; consider right and proper
admit (to a wrongdoing) tolerate or accommodate oneself to
confess one's faith in, or allegiance to be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
state insincerely give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
receive into a religious order or congregation receive willingly something given or offered
state freely take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
admit into a group or community
receive (a report) officially, as from a committee
make use of or accept for some purpose
be designed to hold or take
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