单词 | preconfess |
释义 | > as lemmaspreconfess preconfess v. Brit. , U.S. ΚΠ c1650 in A. J. Warden Dundee Burgh Laws (1872) 41 And thai faillie, the samen sall be holden preconfest, and the Mr. sall be decerned to pay the skaithe. 1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 14 Without pause, preconfessed his sins. 1900 Overland Monthly Feb. 100/1 Though I give way to the inclination I so deprecate in others, I do so in all humility, pre-confessing my errors and asking absolution for them. 2002 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 3 Mar. c2 Another nervous period looms: warnings season, that stretch at the end of each quarter when companies preconfess their earnings shortfalls. < as lemmas |
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