confess

Words with a similar base: confess

'confess'

[confess.v.01] as in: confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

'confess'

[concede.v.01] as in: admit (to a wrongdoing)

Examples:
She confessed that she had taken the money

'confess'

[confess.v.03] as in: confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

Origins

					confess (English)
└── confessen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── confesser (Anglo-Norman)
        └── confesser (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
            └── confessāre (Latin)

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