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acknowledge, admit, admit frankly, affirm, allege as a fact, articulate, assert, assert on oath, assert peremptorily, assert under oath, asseverate, attest, authenticate, aver, avouch, be bound, bear witness, certify, commit oneself, confess, confirm, conriteri, contend, declare, declare openly, declare positively, declare the truth of, depose, enunciate, express, fateri, formulate, maintain, make a statement, make an assertion, postulate, predicate, proclaim, profess, profiteri, pronounce, propound, protest, set down, speak, state, state as true, state with conviction, swear, take one's oath, testify, vouch, vow, witness
associated concepts: affidavit, testimony
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acknowledge (declare), affirm (declare solemnly), agree (comply), assert, assurance, assure (insure), bear (adduce), betray (disclose), certify (attest), claim (maintain), confirm, contend (maintain), convey (communicate), declare, depose (testify), pledge (promise the performance of), posit, promise (vow), recognize (acknowledge), swear, testify, verify (swear), vow
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To acknowledge openly.n.avowal
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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avow — avow·al; avow·ant; avow·ry; dis·avow; avow; avow·ed·ly; … English syllables
Avow — A*vow , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avowed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avowing}.] [F. avouver, fr. L. advocare to call to (whence the meanings, to call upon as superior; recognize as lord, own, confess); ad + vocare to call. See {Advocate}, {Avouch}.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Avow — A*vow , n. [Cf. F. aveu.] Avowal. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Avow — A*vow , v. t. & i. [OF. avouer, fr. LL. votare to vow, fr. L. votun. See {Vote}, n.] To bind, or to devote, by a vow. [Obs.] Wyclif. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Avow — A*vow , n. A vow or determination. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avow — (v.) early 13c., from Anglo Fr. avouer, O.Fr. avoer acknowledge, accept, recognize, especially as a protector (Mod.Fr. avouer), from L. advocare (see ADVOCATE (Cf. advocate)). A synonym of AVOUCH (Cf. avouch) (q.v.), which tends to contain the… … Etymology dictionary
avow — 1 affirm, profess, declare, aver, avouch, warrant, *assert, protest, predicate Analogous words: *maintain, defend, vindicate 2 own, *acknowledge, confess, admit Analogous words: proclaim, *declare, publish, announce: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
avow — [v] state; profess acknowledge, admit, affirm, allow, assert, aver, avouch, concede, confess, cross one’s heart*, declare, grant, maintain, own up, proclaim, swear, swear on bible*, swear up and down*; concepts 49,60,71 Ant. censure, condemn,… … New thesaurus
avow — ► VERB ▪ assert or confess openly. DERIVATIVES avowal noun avowed adjective. ORIGIN Old French avouer acknowledge , from Latin advocare summon in defence … English terms dictionary
avow — [ə vou′] vt. [ME avowen < OFr avouer < L advocare: see ADVOCATE] 1. to declare openly or admit frankly 2. to acknowledge or claim (oneself) to be [he avowed himself a patriot] SYN. ACKNOWLEDGE avower n … English World dictionary
