Confessed
//kənˈfɛst// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of confess form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Which one admits or avows. not-comparable
"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, […]"
Example
More examples"The man finally confessed what he had done."
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