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profess vs claim

claim vs profess

profess is not a noun while claim is a noun.

profess and claim both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
profess No No Yes No
claim Yes No Yes No
As verbs, claim is a hypernym of profess; that is, claim is a word with a broader meaning than profess:
  • profess: practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
  • claim: assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
As verbs, claim is a hypernym of profess; that is, claim is a word with a broader meaning than profess:
  • profess: state insincerely
  • claim: assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
profess (noun) claim (noun)
demand for something as rightful or due
an established or recognized right
an informal right to something
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
a demand
an assertion that something is true or factual
profess (verb) claim (verb)
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
take vows, as in religious order take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
admit (to a wrongdoing) ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
confess one's faith in, or allegiance to lay claim to; as of an idea
state insincerely demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
receive into a religious order or congregation
state freely
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