confess

(verb)

verb

1. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

Similar word(s): fink, squeal

Definition categories: communication, acknowledge, admit

2. admit (to a wrongdoing)

- She confessed that she had taken the money

Similar word(s): concede, profess

Definition categories: communication, acknowledge, admit

3. confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

Definition categories: communication, acknowledge, admit

Sentences with confess as a verb:

- People confess to anything under torture.