profess vs profess

profess and profess both are verbs.

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

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