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avowable, a.|əˈvaʊəb(ə)l| [f. avow v.1 + -able. Cf. mod.F. avouable.] Capable of being avowed: †a. To be sanctioned, or approved of (obs.). b. To be acknowledged, confessed, or declared.
1602Segar Honor Mil. & Civ. i. xxix. 38 No souldier departing from his Ensigne without leaue can be excused, nor his absence auowable. 1624Donne Devotions 209 (R.) The proceedings may be apert, and..avowable. 1825Bentham Ration. Rew. 119 This is not an avowable reason. |