a·vow·al

[uh-vou-uhl]
noun
an open statement of affirmation; frank acknowledgment or admission.

Origin:
1720–30; avow + -al2

pre·a·vow·al, noun
re·a·vow·al, noun
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avow (əˈvaʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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

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