Avow

What do we mean by avow?

To acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly. transitive verb

To state positively; declare. transitive verb

An avowal; a bold declaration. noun

To own or acknowledge obligation or relation to, as a person: as, he avowed him for his son.

To sanction; approve.

To declare openly, often with a view to justify, maintain, or defend: as, to avow one's principles.

Specifically, in law, to acknowledge and justify, as when the distrainer of goods defends in an action of replevin, and avows the taking, but insists that such taking was legal. See avowry, 1.

5. To admit or confess openly or frankly; acknowledge; own: as, to avow one's self a convert.

Synonyms To affirm, assert, profess. Admit, Confess, etc. See acknowledge.

In law, to justify or maintain an act done, specifically a distress for rent taken in one's own right.

To bind with a vow.

2. To devote or dedicate by a vow; vow.

To vow to do or keep; promise; undertake.

To bind one's self by a vow; make a vow; vow.

A vow; a promise. noun

To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly. transitive verb

To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry. transitive verb

A vow or determination. noun

To bind, or to devote, by a vow. verb

Avowal. noun

Avowal

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Words that are spelled similarly to avow:
avow.

Words that rhyme with avow:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe avow:
french, fewer, latter, many, scarce.

Consonant match to avow:
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Words that sound like avow:
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