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profess

verb
  1. state insincerely
    “They professed innocence but later admitted their guilt.”
    pretend
  2. confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
    “The terrorists professed allegiance to their country”
  3. admit (to a wrongdoing)
    concedeconfess
  4. practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
    “They profess organic chemistry.”
  5. take vows, as in religious order
    “I professed myself as a nun.”
  6. receive into a religious order or congregation
  7. state freely
    “I professed to my students that I am not generous when it comes to giving good grades.”