professes

verb

Definition of professesnext
present tense third-person singular of profess
1
as in pretends
to present a false appearance of professed friendship while secretly plotting revenge

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2
as in declares
to state clearly and strongly the lonely woman professed her love in a series of letters to the soldier

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3
as in insists
to state as a fact usually forcefully he professed his innocence to anyone who would listen

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