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a·vow
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əˈvaʊ
/
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verb (used with object)
to declare frankly or openly; own; acknowledge; confess; admit:
He avowed himself an opponent of all alliances.
Origin:
1150–1200;
Middle English
avowen
<
Old French
avoue
(
r
) <
Latin
advocāre.
See
advocate
Related forms
a·vow·a·ble,
adjective
a·vow·er,
noun
re·a·vow,
verb (used with object)
un·a·vow·a·ble,
adjective
un·a·vow·a·ble·ness,
noun
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un·a·vow·a·b·ly,
adverb
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He does not hesitate to
avow
that much of what he is and.
Both countries publicly
avow
that they do not want the bad feelings to spiral out of control.
He does not hesitate to
avow
that much of what he is and.
Both countries publicly
avow
that they do not want the bad feelings to spiral out of control.
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World English Dictionary
avow
(əˈvaʊ)
—
vb
1.
to state or affirm
2.
to admit openly
3.
rare
law
to justify or maintain (some action taken)
[C13: from Old French
avouer
to confess, from Latin
advocāre
to appeal to, call upon; see
avouch
,
advocate
]
a'vowable
—
adj
a'vowal
—
n
avowed
—
adj
avowedly
—
adv
a'vower
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
avow
early 13c., from O.Fr. avoer "acknowledge, accept, recognize," especially as a protector, from L. advocare (see
advocate
). A synonym of
avouch
(q.v.), which tends to contain the more technical, legal aspect of the word. Related: Avowal.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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