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a⋅vow

  [uh-vou]
Use avow in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
to declare frankly or openly; own; acknowledge; confess; admit: He avowed himself an opponent of all alliances.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME avowen < OF avoue(r) < L advocāre. See advocate

Related forms:
a⋅vow⋅a⋅ble, adjective
a⋅vow⋅er, noun
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Another Voice of Warning
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a·vow   (ə-vou')   
tr.v.   a·vowed, a·vow·ing, a·vows

  1. To acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly; confess: avow guilt. See Synonyms at acknowledge.

  2. To state positively.


[Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advocāre, to call upon; see advocate.]
a·vow'a·ble adj., a·vow'a·bly adv., a·vow'ed·ly (-ĭd-lē) adv., a·vow'er n.
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Word Origin & History

avow 
c.1220, from O.Fr. avouer "acknowledge, accept," especially as a protector, from L. advocare (see advocate). A synonym of avouch, which tends to contain the more technical, legal aspect of the word.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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