confess (verb)

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• confess — ► VERB 1) admit to a crime or wrongdoing. 2) acknowledge reluctantly. 3) declare one s sins formally to a priest. 4) (of a priest) hear the confession of. ORIGIN Old French confesser, from Latin confiteri acknowledge …   English terms dictionary

• Confess — Con*fess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confessing}.] [F. confesser, fr. L. confessus, p. p. of confiteri to confess; con + fateri to confess; akin to fari to speak. See 2d {Ban}, {Fame}.] 1. To make acknowledgment or avowal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• confess — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French confesser, from confés having confessed, from Latin confessus, past participle of confitēri to confess, from com + fatēri to confess; akin to Latin fari to speak more at ban Date: 14th century… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• confess — con·fess /kən fes/ vt: to admit (as a charge or allegation) as true, proven, or valid unless you answer, the petition shall be taken as confessed vi: to make a confession con·fes·sor /kən fe sər/ n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law …   Law dictionary

• confess — verb (I, T) 1 to admit that you have done something wrong or illegal, especially to the police: After three hours of questioning the suspect broke down and confessed. | confess to doing sth: Edwards confessed to being a spy for the KGB. | confess …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• confess — verb ADVERB ▪ freely, openly, publicly, readily ▪ allegedly VERB + CONFESS ▪ have to, must …   Collocations dictionary

• confess vs confuse —   Confess is a verb. It is used when someone admits or states that they have committed a crime or are at fault in some way.   For example: She refused to confess to something she had not done.   Confuse is a verb. It is used when someone causes… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• confess vs confuse —   Confess is a verb. It is used when someone admits or states that they have committed a crime or are at fault in some way.   For example: She refused to confess to something she had not done.   Confuse is a verb. It is used when someone causes… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

• confess, admit — Confess means to declare, own, or admit as true and is closely related in meaning to grant and concede. When one confesses some crime or wrongdoing, he admits it and also accepts responsibility for the soundness of that admission. I confess that… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• confess — verb 1》 (often confess to/that) admit to a crime or wrongdoing.     ↘acknowledge reluctantly: I must confess that I was surprised. 2》 declare one s sins formally to a priest.     ↘(of a priest) hear the confession of. Origin ME: from OFr.… …   English new terms dictionary

• confess — verb 1) he confessed that he had done it Syn: admit, acknowledge, reveal, disclose, divulge, avow, declare, profess; own up, tell all Ant: deny 2) they could not make him confess …   Thesaurus of popular words