take the veil vs profess

take the veil and profess both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take the veil	No	No	Yes	No
profess	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, profess is a hypernym of take the veil; that is, profess is a word with a broader meaning than take the veil:

take the veil (verb)	profess (verb)
become a nun	practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
	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