profess vs make a clean breast of

profess and make a clean breast of both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
profess	No	No	Yes	No
make a clean breast of	No	No	Yes	No

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

profess: admit (to a wrongdoing)
make a clean breast of: admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error

Other hyponyms of profess include fess up, own up.

profess (verb)	make a clean breast of (verb)
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about	admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error
take vows, as in religious order
admit (to a wrongdoing)
confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
state insincerely
receive into a religious order or congregation
state freely

profess vs make a clean breast of

profess and make a clean breast of both are verbs.

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