profess vs concede

profess and concede both are verbs.

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

As verbs, profess and concede are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of profess include confess.

profess (verb)	concede (verb)
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about	admit (to a wrongdoing)
take vows, as in religious order	be willing to concede
admit (to a wrongdoing)	acknowledge defeat
confess one's faith in, or allegiance to	give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
state insincerely
receive into a religious order or congregation
state freely