Confess: alternatives and connections

To of or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a God.

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To suffer to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take; as, they were into his house; t…

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Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.

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Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or crime.

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One who confesses; one who acknowledges a fault, or the truth of a charge, at the risk of suffering; specifically, one who confesses himself a follow…

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One who confesses; one who acknowledges a fault, or the truth of a charge, at the risk of suffering; specifically, one who confesses himself a follow…

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To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede the point in question.

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To make open declaration of, as of one's knowledge, belief, action, etc.; to avow or acknowledge; to confess publicly; to own or admit freely.

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To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain.

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