avow

Found in thesaurus: declare, admit, acknowledge

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avow
v. declare; acknowledge; confess

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avow

Verb
1. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
(synonym) affirm, verify, assert, aver, swan, swear
(hypernym) declare
(hyponym) hold
(derivation) asserter, declarer, affirmer, asseverator, avower
2. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
(synonym) avouch
(antonym) disavow
(hypernym) admit, acknowledge
(derivation) avower


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avow
v. otevřeně prohlásit; otevřené prohlášení

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Avow
(v. t.)
To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes.
  
 
(v. t.)
To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry.
  
 
(n.)
To bind, or to devote, by a vow.
  
 
(n.)
Avowal.
  
 
(n.)
A vow or determination.
  

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