con·fess (k n-f s )v. con·fessed, con·fess·ing, con·fess·es v.tr. 1. To disclose (something damaging or inconvenient to oneself); admit. See Synonyms at acknowledge. 2. To acknowledge belief or faith in; profess. 3. a. To make known (one's sins) to God or to a priest. b. To hear the confession of (a penitent). v.intr. 1. To admit or acknowledge something damaging or inconvenient to oneself: The suspect confessed to the crime. 2. a. To disclose one's sins to a priest. b. To listen to a confession. [Middle English confessen, from Old French confesser, from Vulgar Latin *c  nfess re, from Latin cnfit r , cnfess- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + fatr, to admit; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots.]con·fess a·ble adj.con·fess ed·ly (- d-l) adv. |
Translations
confessed
adj (= admitted) plan → zugegeben, erklärt, eingestanden; (= having confessed) criminal → geständig; (= self-confessed) revolutionary → erklärt; alcoholic, criminal → eigenen Eingeständnisses, nach eigenen Angaben
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