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a·vow·al
/
əˈvaʊ
əl
/
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uh
-
vou
-
uh
l
]
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noun
an open statement of affirmation; frank acknowledgment or admission.
Origin:
1720–30;
avow
+
-al
2
Related forms
pre·a·vow·al,
noun
re·a·vow·al,
noun
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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
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