confessed

con·fess  (kn-fs)

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.

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[Middle English confessen, from Old French confesser, from Vulgar Latin *cnfessre, from Latin cnfitr, cnfess- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + fatr, to admit; see bh-² in Indo-European roots.]

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con·fessa·ble adj.

con·fessed·ly (-d-l) adv.

Translations

confessed [kənˈfest] ADJ → declarado

confessed

adj (= admitted) plan → zugegeben, erklärt, eingestanden; (= having confessed) criminal → geständig; (= self-confessed) revolutionary → erklärt; alcoholic, criminal → eigenen Eingeständnisses, nach eigenen Angaben