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Avow

/əˈvaʊ/

Avowal

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📖 Definitions of "Avow"

noun

1
Avowal

verb

1
To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
2
To bind or devote by a vow.
3
To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.

🔄 Synonyms of "Avow"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
assertverb	To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
affirmverb	To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
aververb	(ambitransitive) To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
swearverb	(ambitransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
avouchverb	To declare freely and openly; to assert.
swannoun	Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.

↔️ Antonyms of "Avow"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
disavowverb	(transitive) To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Avow"

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Word	Definition
avouchverb	To declare freely and openly; to assert.
aververb	(ambitransitive) To assert the truth of (something); to affirm (something) with confidence; to declare (something) in a positive manner.
affirmverb	To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
swearverb	(ambitransitive) To use offensive, profane, or obscene language.
assertverb	To declare with assurance or plainly and strongly; to state positively.
swanverb	(intransitive) To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.
acknowledgeverb	(transitive) To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.
attestverb	(transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.
admitverb	(transitive) To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
claimverb	To demand ownership of.
deponeverb	(intransitive, law) To testify, especially in the form of a deposition.
confessverb	(intransitive, transitive) To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
declareverb	(transitive, intransitive) To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
maintainverb	To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
professverb	(ambitransitive) To declare; to assert, affirm.
stateverb	A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.
reavowverb	To avow again.
enounceverb	To say or pronounce; to enunciate.
beknowverb	(transitive) To know about; have knowledge of; recognise; understand; be aware (of); be knowledgeable about.
asseverateverb	(transitive) To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently