profess
//prəˈfɛs//
Verb
professInfinitive
professPresent tense
professedPast tense
professedPast participle
professingPresent participle
professesThird-person singular
1
To claim or declare openly, often without proof or sincerity.
He professed to be an expert, but his work proved otherwise.
2
To affirm one's faith in or allegiance to a religion, belief, or cause.
She professed her faith in Christianity at the age of sixteen.
3
To claim to have a skill, quality, or knowledge.
He professes to be an expert in computer programming.
4
To work as a professor; to teach as a profession (archaic).
He professed philosophy at the university for many years.