Word of the Day:
profess
What It Means
To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order.
To declare oneself (to be something).
To declare; to assert, affirm.
Having professed her belief in the remedy, she had little choice but to try it.
Profess in Context
“Kiefer professes himself amused by the fuss that ensued when he announced that he was buying the Mülheim-Kärlich reactor[…].”
Did You Know?
From Old French professer, and its source, the participle stem of Latin profitērī, from pro- + fatērī (“to confess, acknowledge”).
Source and license
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