professar

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professar (first-person singular present professo, first-person singular preterite professí, past participle professat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (transitive) to profess (a belief or opinion)
  2. (transitive) to profess, to feel (a strong emotion)
  3. (transitive) to practice (a science or art)
  4. (intransitive, religion) to fulfill one's religious vows

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Etymology

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From professo +‎ -ar.

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  • Hyphenation: pro‧fes‧sar

Verb

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professar (first-person singular present professo, first-person singular preterite professei, past participle professado)

  1. (transitive) to profess (to acknowledge or confess publicly)
  2. (transitive) to exercise, to practice
    Synonyms: exercer, praticar
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to embrace, to follow (a belief, an ideal)
    Synonyms: abraçar, seguir
  4. (transitive) to dedicate
    Synonym: dedicar
  5. (intransitive) to profess (to take solemn vows when joining a religious or military order)

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