| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·vow |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -vou |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: a·vowed, a·vow·ing, a·vows
1. To acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly; confess: avow guilt. See synonyms at acknowledge. 2. To state positively. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advoc re, to call upon. See advocate. | | OTHER FORMS: | a·vowa·ble —ADJECTIVE
a·vowa·bly —ADVERB
a·vowed·ly (- d-l ) —ADVERB
a·vower —NOUN
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