AVOW

avow, avouch

(verb) admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear

(verb) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; “Before God I swear I am innocent”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Verb

avow (third-person singular simple present avows, present participle avowing, simple past and past participle avowed)

(transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.

(transitive) To bind or devote by a vow.

(legal) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.

Antonyms

• disavow

Noun

avow

(obsolete) avowal

Source: Wiktionary

---

A*vow", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Avowed (p. pr. & vb. n. Avowing.] Etym: [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)

Definition: To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry. Blackstone.

Syn.

– To acknowledge; own; confess. See Confess.

A*vow", n, Etym: [Cf. F. aveu.]

Definition: Avowal. [Obs.] Dryden.

A*vow", v. t. & i. Etym: [OF. avouer, fr. LL. votare to vow, fr. L. votun. See Vote, n.]

Definition: To bind, or to devote, by a vow. [Obs.] Wyclif.

A*vow", n.

Definition: A vow or determination. [Archaic]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins