professing

Meanings

• verb

  expressing or declaring one's beliefs, opinions, or profession; practicing or exercising (a skill or belief)

  - "He is professing his love for her."
  - "The new professor is professing complex theories to her students."

• verb

  acting or speaking as if one were; pretending to be; feigning

  - "He was professing to be a doctor, but in reality, he had no medical degree."
  - "The actor professed to be in pain during the scene."

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Rhymes

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progressing , addressing , impressing , cessing , accessing

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Variants

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profess , professed , professes , professing

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Etymology

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from the Latin professus, past participle of profiteri, to make known, declare, from pro- 'forth' + facere 'to make'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'professor' comes from the Latin word for 'teacher'

2. The verb 'profess' has been used in English since the 14th century

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Related Concepts

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1. declare: Expressing something openly and publicly

2. confess: Admitting to a fault or wrongdoing

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Culture

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In literature, 'professing' has been used to depict characters who feign or pretend to be something they are not. It can also refer to the act of publicly declaring one's beliefs or profession.

How to Memorize "professing"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize someone expressing their beliefs or opinions, or pretending to be something they are not.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with 'declare' or 'confess'

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Profess my love' or 'Profess my skills' to memorize the verb form

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