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- [uh-vou]
- /əˈvaʊ/
- /əˈvaʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-vou]
- /əˈvaʊ/
Definitions of avow word
- verb avow If you avow something, you admit it or declare it. 3
- verb avow to state or affirm 3
- verb avow to admit openly 3
- verb avow to justify or maintain (some action taken) 3
- verb transitive avow to declare openly or admit frankly 3
- verb transitive avow to acknowledge or claim (oneself) to be 3
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Origin of avow
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English avowen < Old French avoue(r) < Latin advocāre. See advocate
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Parts of speech for Avow
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
avow popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for avow
verb avow
- confess — If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
- affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
- avouch — to vouch for; guarantee
- acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- grant — to bestow or confer, especially by a formal act: to grant a charter.
Antonyms for avow
verb avow
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- disavow — to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate: He disavowed the remark that had been attributed to him.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
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