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Avow
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
Avowal. [Obs.] Dryden.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A vow or determination. [Archaic]
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes. Which I to be the of Israel's God Avow, and challenge Dagon to the test. Milton.
2. To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry. Blackstone.
Synonyms: acknowledge; own; confess. See Confess.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To bind, or to devote, by a vow. [Obs.] Wyclif.