confess
verb
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Sense 1 verb
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
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Sense 2 verb
admit (to a wrongdoing)
She confessed that she had taken the money
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Sense 3 verb
confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confession |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confession |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | confessor |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | canary |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | squealer |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | acknowledge |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | confession |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | professing |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | confession |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | confessor |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | acknowledge |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | make a clean breast of |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | confession |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | confessor |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | acknowledge |