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Latest revision as of 23:30, 18 April 2013 [edit] English [edit] Etymology 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"). [edit] Pronunciation 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.
- 1858, Henry Stephens Randall, The Life of Thomas Jefferson (volume 1, page 461)
- […] in 1786, and for some period later, there were few, if any, prominent Americans, who avowed themselves in favor of broadly democratic systems.
- (transitive) To bind or devote by a vow.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wyclif to this entry?)
[edit] Antonyms [edit] Related terms [edit] Translations avow - (obsolete) avowal
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)
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