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verb (used with object)
1.
to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.
2.
to assume responsibility for; vouch for; guarantee.
3.
to admit; confess.
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Avouched
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
avouch
late 15c., from M.Fr. avochier "call upon as authority," from O.Fr. avochier "call (to court), advocate, plead (a case)," from L. advocare "call to" as a witness (see advocate).
EXPAND"Avouch, which is no longer in common use, means guarantee, solemnly aver, prove by assertion, maintain the truth or existence of, vouch for .... Avow means own publicly to, make no secret of, not shrink from admitting, acknowledge one's responsibility for .... Vouch is now common only in the phrase vouch for, which has taken the place of avouch in ordinary use, & means pledge one's word for ...." [Fowler]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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