profess
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Pretend, Profess "I do not pretend to be an orator."
From Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking by Bechtel, John Hendricks
Profess to discuss them with Mr. Harper—but let the discussion be all on your side.
From The Talleyrand Maxim by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)
"Allow me to introduce you to Profess Amos Henderson's famous submarine, the Porpoise," spoke the inventor with a bow.
From Under the Ocean to the South Pole Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder by Rockwood, Roy
Profess yourself the disinterested friend of a man—make him believe that you value his friendship for its own sake and, on that ground, invite him to your home as your honored guest.
From Helen of the Old House by Wright, Harold Bell
Your picked twelve, you'll find, Profess themselves indignant, scandalized At thus being held unable to explain How a superior man who disbelieves 410 May not believe as well: that's Schelling's way!
From Men and Women by Porter, Charlotte Endymion
Vocabulary lists containing profess
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The Taming of the Shrew
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