avow
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avow
- /əˈvaʊ/
Rhymes with -aʊ
Where it comes from
From Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advocare (“to call to, call upon, hence to call as a witness, defender, patron, or advocate”), from ad (“to”) + vocare (“to call”). Doublet of advoke, avouch, and advocate. Not related to vow.
verb avows · avowing · avowed
- To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly. […] in 1786, and for some period later, there were few, if any, prominent Americans, who avowed themselves in favor of broadly democratic systems.
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To bind or devote by a vow.
No man may halewe and avowe the firste gendrid thingis that perteynen to the Lord, whether it is oxe, whether scheep, tho ben the Lordis part.
Similar: consecrate, dedicate, hallow, sanctify, avow, behallow, bless, canonize, inaugurate, martyr, sacralize, sacrate
- To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry. avow himself the accomplice of his crimes
Opposite: disavow
noun
- avowal without thy Knowledge and Avow
Thesaurus
verb
Opposite: disavow
Translations
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verb declare openly
| Español | confesar, admitir, reconocer |
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| 日本語 | 公言する kōgen suru |
| 中文 | 招認 /招认 zhāorèn, 公言 gōngyán, 承認 /承认 chéngrèn, 公開說 /公开说 gōngkāi shuō |
| Português | admitir |
| Français | avouer, confesser |
| Deutsch | bekennen, gestehen |
| Română | mărturisi |
| Русский | признава́ть priznavátʹ, призна́ть priznátʹ, признава́ться priznavátʹsja, призна́ться priznátʹsja, сознава́ться soznavátʹsja, созна́ться soznátʹsja |
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title = {avow},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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