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v. take vows, as in religious order; "she professed herself as a nun"

v. receive into a religious order or congregation

v. state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"

concede, profess, confess

v. admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money"

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affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"

avow, avouch

v. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

protest

v. affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence"

declare

v. state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"

pronounce, label, judge

v. pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"

glory

v. rejoice proudly

claim, take

v. lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"

say

v. utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office"

contend, postulate

v. maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"

describe, depict, draw

v. give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"

clear, clear up, shed light on, crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate

v. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at fault"

elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate

v. add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

buy

v. accept as true; "I can't buy this story"

narrate

v. provide commentary for a film, for example

recount

v. count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"

relate

v. give an account of; "The witness related the events"

relate

v. have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers"

report

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

report, turn in, inform on

v. make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"

affirm

v. say yes to

allege, aver, say

v. report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money"

maintain, defend

v. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

declare, adjudge, hold

v. declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent"

assent, accede, acquiesce

v. to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"

acknowledge, recognize, recognise, know

v. accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"

concede, yield, grant

v. be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"

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deny

v. refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"

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