v. 25B6; verb
he professed his love : DECLARE, announce, proclaim, assert, state, affirm, avow, maintain, protest; formal aver.
she professed to loathe publicity : CLAIM, pretend, purport, affect; make out; informal let on.
the Emperor professed Christianity : AFFIRM ONE'S FAITH IN, affirm one's allegiance to, avow, confess.