Profess
Profess verb - To present a false appearance of.
State
State verb - To convey in appropriate or telling terms.
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Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Taking "prostitution" in a broader sense, Iemitsu and Tsunayoshi both profess to feeling like whores when affairs of state force them into bedding men they barely know in hopes of producing an heir.
Source: Manga / Ooku
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