Clues for the word "CONFESS"

We've had 14 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 34 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on December 30, 2024.

Definition of confess

v. t. - To make acknowledgment or avowal in a matter pertaining to one's self; to acknowledge, own, or admit, as a crime, a fault, a debt.
v. t. - To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in.
v. t. - To admit as true; to assent to; to acknowledge, as after a previous doubt, denial, or concealment.
v. t. - To make known or acknowledge, as one's sins to a priest, in order to receive absolution; -- sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun.
v. t. - To hear or receive such confession; -- said of a priest.
v. t. - To disclose or reveal, as an effect discloses its cause; to prove; to attest.
v. i. - To make confession; to disclose sins or faults, or the state of the conscience.
v. i. - To acknowledge; to admit; to concede.