confessed

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈfɛst/
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Verb

confessed

  1. simple past and past participle of confess

Adjective

confessed (not comparable)

  1. Which one admits or avows.
    • 1858, Grace Aguilar, The Mother's Recompense: a Sequel to Home Influence, page 1:
      I saw you thought me foolish, and I knew that mamma and papa's plans could not be altered to please my fancy, and that my confessed distaste to them would give pain to both: therefore, I concealed my dislike, []

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