单词 | avow |
释义 | a·vow (ə-vou) tr.v. a·vowed, a·vow·ing, a·vows 1. To acknowledge or declare openly and unashamedly: avowed their faith in the electoral process. 2. To state positively; declare: "Various church councils have avowed that evolution poses no threat to supernatural belief" (Frederick C. Crews). [Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advocāre, to call upon; see ADVOCATE.] a·vowa·ble adj. a·vowa·bly adv. a·vowed·ly (-ĭd-lē) adv. a·vower n. |
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