avouch

[ uh-vouch ]
/ əˈvaʊtʃ /
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verb (used with object)

to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.
to assume responsibility for; vouch for; guarantee.
to admit; confess.

Origin of avouch

1350–1400; Middle English avouchen < Middle French avouchier < Latin advocāre. See a-5, vouch, advocate

OTHER WORDS FROM avouch

a·vouch·er, noun a·vouch·ment, noun un·a·vouched, adjective

Words nearby avouch

avoir., avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight, avon, avon lake, avouch, avow, avowal, avowed, avowry, avram

Words related to avouch

contend, claim, state, avow, affirm, verify, certify, say, maintain, admit, swear, asseverate, argue, aver, announce, hold, declare

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British Dictionary definitions for avouch

avouch
/ (əˈvaʊtʃ) /

verb (tr) archaic

to vouch for; guarantee
to acknowledge
to assert

Derived forms of avouch

avouchment, noun

Word Origin for avouch

C16: from Old French avochier to summon, call on, from Latin advocāre; see advocate