reconfess

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verb

To confess again or anew.

“The killer retracted his confession, but later reconfessed.”

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Meanings

verbreconfess (third-person singular simple present reconfesses, present participle reconfessing, simple past and past participle reconfessed)

present singular third person reconfesses · participle present reconfessing · participle past reconfessed · past reconfessed

  1. To confess again or anew.

    The killer retracted his confession, but later reconfessed.

Origin

From re- + confess.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

reconfess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconfess

MLA

“reconfess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconfess. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconfess,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconfess.

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