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a·vow
(ə-vou′)tr.v. a·vowed, a·vow·ing, a·vows
1. To acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly: avowed their faith in the electoral process.
2. To state positively; declare: "Various church councils have avowed that evolution poses no threat to supernatural belief" (Frederick C. Crews).
[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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avow
(əˈvaʊ)vb (tr)
1. to state or affirm
2. to admit openly
3. (Law) law rare 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]
aˈvowable adj
aˈvowal n
avowed adj
avowedly adv
aˈvower n
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a•vow
(əˈvaʊ)v.t.
to declare frankly or openly; acknowledge; admit.
[1150–1200; Middle English < Old French avouer < Latin advocāre; see advocate]
a•vow′a•ble, adj.
a•vow′er, n.
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avow
Past participle: avowed
Gerund: avowing
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| Verb | 1. |  avow - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"hold - assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good" attest - authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature" declare - state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent" declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" protest - affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence" |
| 2. |  avow - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones aboutacknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" disavow - refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children" |
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avow
verb state, maintain, declare, allege, recognize, swear, assert, proclaim, affirm, profess, aver, asseverate a public statement avowing neutrality
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