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English Dictionary: avow	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for avow
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
avow v to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" Synonym(s): affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about Synonym(s): avow, avouch Antonym(s): disavow
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avow \A*vow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avowed} ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avowing}.] [F. avouver, fr. L. advocare to call to (whence the meanings, to call upon as superior; recognize as lord, own, confess); ad + vocare to call. See {Advocate}, {Avouch}.] 1. To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes. Which I to be the of Israel's God Avow, and challenge Dagon to the test. --Milton. 2. (Law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See {Avowry}. --Blackstone. Syn: To acknowledge; own; confess. See {Confess}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avow \A*vow"\, n. [Cf. F. aveu.] Avowal. [Obs.] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avow \A*vow"\, v. t. & i. [OF. avouer, fr. LL. votare to vow, fr. L. votun. See {Vote}, n.] To bind, or to devote, by a vow. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avow \A*vow"\, n. A vow or determination. [Archaic]