To present to knowledge of, to proclaim one's self versed in; to make one's self a teacher or practitioner of, to set up as an authority respecting; to declare (one's self to be such); as, he professes surgery; to profess one's self a physician
{f} claim, allege; present oneself as -; declare one's faith in -; engage in -, work in -; feign, pretend
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"
receive into a religious order or congregation state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades
To present to knowledge of to proclaim ones self versed in; to make ones self a teacher or practitioner of to set up as an authority respecting; to declare (ones self to be such); as, he professes surgery; to profess ones self a physician
If you profess to do or have something, you claim that you do it or have it, often when you do not. She professed to hate her nickname Why do organisations profess that they care? `I don't know,' Pollard replied, professing innocence. the Republicans' professed support for traditional family values. = claim
state freely; "The teacher professed that he was not generous when it came to giving good grades"
confess one's faith in, or allegiance to; "The terrorists professed allegiance to the Muslim faith"; "he professes to be a Communist"