PROFESS
Scrabble letter values: P3R1O1F4E1S1S1 = 12
Definition
- verb practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about.
- verb confess one's faith in, or allegiance to.
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing). — synonyms: concede, confess
- verb state freely.
- verb receive into a religious order or congregation.
- verb take vows, as in religious order.
- verb state insincerely. — synonyms: pretend
Examples
- “She professes organic chemistry”
- “The terrorists professed allegiance to their country”
- “he professes to be a Communist”