| 单词 | confess |
| 释义 | confess —confessable, adj. —confessingly, adv. /keuhn fes"/, v.t. 1. to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation. 2. to own or admit as true: I must confess that I haven't read the book. 3. to declare or acknowledge (one's sins), esp. to God or a priest in order to obtain absolution. 4. (of a priest) to hear the confession of (a person). 5. to acknowledge one's belief or faith in; declare adherence to. 6. to reveal by circumstances. v.i. 7. to make confession; plead guilty; own: to confess to a crime. 8. to make confession of sins, esp. to a priest. 9. (of a priest) to hear confession. [1300-50; ME confessen < AF, OF confesser < ML confessare, v. deriv. of L confessus, ptp. of confiteri to admit, confess, equiv. to con- CON- + -fiteri, comb. form of fateri to admit] Syn. 1. See acknowledge. 2. grant, concede. Ant. 1. conceal. 2. deny. |
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