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Uncommonconfess
The correct spelling is confess.
How to pronounce confess
/kənˈfɛs/
verbIPA: /kənˈfɛs/
Say it like: Con-fes-s
The correct spelling is confess. To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed. For example: "I confess to spray-painting all over that mural!"
Usage Examples
“I confess to spray-painting all over that mural!”
Definition
verb
- 1.To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
- 2.To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in.
- 3.To unburden (oneself) of sins to God or a priest, in order to receive absolution.
- 4.To hear or receive such a confession of sins from.
- 5.To disclose or reveal.
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