avow
[ uh-vou ]
/ əˈvaʊ /
verb (used with object)
to declare frankly or openly; own; acknowledge; confess; admit: He avowed himself an opponent of all alliances.
Origin of avow
OTHER WORDS FROM avow
Words nearby avow
avoirdupois,
avoirdupois weight,
avon,
avon lake,
avouch,
avow,
avowal,
avowed,
avowry,
avram,
avruga
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British Dictionary definitions for avow
avow
/ (əˈvaʊ) /
verb (tr)
to state or affirm
to admit openly
law rare
to justify or maintain (some action taken)
Derived forms of avow
Word Origin for avow
C13: from Old French
avouer to confess, from Latin
advocāre to appeal to, call upon; see
avouch,
advocate