v.
1.practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
2.confess one's faith in, or allegiance to
3.admit, make a clean breast of
4.state freely
5.receive into a religious order or congregation
6.take vows, as in religious order
7.state insincerely
Idiom of the Day
play one's cards right
to take advantage of one's opportunities
"If you play your cards right you will probably get a promotion soon."