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"text": "I confess to spray-painting all over that mural!",
"type": "example"
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{
"text": "I confess that I am a sinner.",
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"ref": "c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:",
"text": "I never gave it him. Send for him hither, / And let him confess a truth.",
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"ref": "1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:",
"text": "And there confess / Humbly our faults, and pardon beg.",
"type": "quote"
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{
"ref": "1705, J[oseph] Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:",
"text": "I must confess I was most pleased with a beautiful prospect that none of them have mentioned.",
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"roman": "iʕtarafa",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "اِعْتَرَفَ"
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"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "խոստովանել"
},
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"roman": "priznavam",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "признавам"
},
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"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "承認"
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"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
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"roman": "chéngrèn",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "承认"
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"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "懺悔"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chànhuǐ",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "忏悔"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "供認"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gòngrèn",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "招認"
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"sense": "to admit to the truth",
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"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "avouer"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "confesser"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "confesar"
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"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gamoṭq̇doma",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "გამოტყდომა"
},
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"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "gestehen"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "bekennen"
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"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "verraten"
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"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "andhaitan",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽"
},
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"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "exomologó",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "εξομολογώ"
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "ομολογώ"
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"lang": "Ancient Greek",
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"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "ὁμολογέω"
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"code": "he",
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"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "התוודה"
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"code": "hil",
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"sense": "to admit to the truth",
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"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "megvall"
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"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "vall"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "beismer"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "tunnustaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "admhaigh"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "confessare"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"alt": "みとめる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mitomeru",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "認める"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "jihaku suru",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "自白する"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kokuhaku suru",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "告白する"
},
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"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "ja",
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"roman": "kokkai suru",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "告解する"
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"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "saaphiəp",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "សារភាព"
},
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"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "fateor"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "confiteor"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "qarr"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "whāki"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ulajx",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "улайх"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ünenee xelex",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "үнэнээ хэлэх"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "tilstå"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "andettan"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "xostu šodan",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "خستو شدن"
},
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"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
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"word": "przyznawać się"
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"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to admit to the truth",
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},
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"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "confessar"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "mărturisi"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "spovedi"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soznátʹsja",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "созна́ться"
},
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"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priznátʹsja",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "призна́ться"
},
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"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pokájatʹsja",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "пока́яться"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priznátʹ",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "призна́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "aidich"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "confesar"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "erkänna"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "tillstå"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "amin (aminin)"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "tl",
"english": "to a Catholic priest",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "kumpisal (magkumpisal)"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "mangumpisal"
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{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sǎa-rá-pâap",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "สารภาพ"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "itiraf etmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 12 12 1 2",
"alt": "首認",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "thú nhận"
}
]
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{
"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 10:32:",
"text": "Whosoever, therefore, shall confess me before men, him will I confess, also, before my Father which is in heaven.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 23:8:",
"text": "For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
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"To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in."
],
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[
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[
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[
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"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in."
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{
"ref": "1867, W. K. Kelly, The Decameron: or ten day's entertainment of Boccaccio. A revised translation:",
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"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "jihaku suru",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "自白する"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kokuhaku suru",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "告白する"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kokkai suru",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "告解する"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "saaphiəp",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "សារភាព"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "fateor"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "confiteor"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "qarr"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "whāki"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ulajx",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "улайх"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "ünenee xelex",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "үнэнээ хэлэх"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "tilstå"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "andettan"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "xostu šodan",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "خستو شدن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "przyznawać się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "przyznać się"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "confessar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "mărturisi"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "spovedi"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soznátʹsja",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "созна́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priznátʹsja",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "призна́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pokájatʹsja",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "пока́яться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priznátʹ",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "призна́ть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "aidich"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "confesar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "erkänna"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "tillstå"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "amin (aminin)"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"english": "to a Catholic priest",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "kumpisal (magkumpisal)"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "mangumpisal"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sǎa-rá-pâap",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "สารภาพ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "itiraf etmek"
},
{
"alt": "首認",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to admit to the truth",
"word": "thú nhận"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izpovjadvam se",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"word": "изповядвам се"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gàojiě",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"word": "告解"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zpovídat se"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "vyzpovídat se"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "vyznat se"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"word": "skrifte"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"word": "biechten"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"word": "konfesi"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"word": "confesar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"word": "beichten"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"word": "gyónik"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"word": "skrifta"
},
{
"code": "mt",
"lang": "Maltese",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"word": "qarr"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"word": "skrifte"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"word": "spowiadać się"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ispovédovatʹsja",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "испове́доваться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ispovédatʹsja",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "испове́даться"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"word": "bikta"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to disclose everything to a Catholic priest",
"word": "günah çıkarmak"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izpovjadvam",
"sense": "to acknowledge faith in",
"word": "изповядвам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xuānxìn",
"sense": "to acknowledge faith in",
"word": "宣信"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to acknowledge faith in",
"word": "belijden"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to acknowledge faith in",
"word": "tunnustaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to acknowledge faith in",
"word": "confesser"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "omologó",
"sense": "to acknowledge faith in",
"word": "ομολογώ"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "homologéō",
"sense": "to acknowledge faith in",
"word": "ὁμολογέω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to acknowledge faith in",
"word": "elismer"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to acknowledge faith in",
"word": "admhaigh"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "exomologó",
"sense": "to hear or receive a confession of sins from",
"word": "εξομολογώ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "priznavam",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "признавам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izpovjadvam",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "изповядвам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "pīlù",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "披露"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tòulù",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "透露"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "indrømme"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "tilstå"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "konfesi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "tunnustaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "ilmiantaa"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "omologó",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "ομολογώ"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "paradéchomai",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "παραδέχομαι"
},
{
"code": "hil",
"lang": "Hiligaynon",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "tuad"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "vall"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "admhaigh"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kokuhaku suru",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "告白する"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "whāki"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "confessar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "soznátʹsja",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "созна́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "priznátʹsja",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "призна́ться"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "aidich"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to disclose or reveal",
"word": "amin (aminin)"
}
],
"word": "confess"
}
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