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confess
/kənˈfes/ verb [I, T]Definition
ADMIT › to admit that you have done something wrong or something that you feel guilty about: [+ to + doing sth] The man has confessed to stealing the painting. Rawlinson finally confessed to the murder.
TO GOD › to tell a priest or God about all the wrong things that you have done
(Definition of confess verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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