avow

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈvaʊ/ Rhymes: -aʊ === 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. Synonyms: consecrate, dedicate, hallow, sanctify; see also Thesaurus:consecrate (law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry. ==== Antonyms ==== disavow ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === avow (obsolete) avowal === Further reading === “avow”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “avow”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “avow”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.