单词 | reavow |
释义 | reavowv. transitive. To avow again. ΚΠ 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 118 Upon the evidence formerly given in by the Countesse, and re-avowed then by her,..[they] were found guilty. 1799 Times 20 Feb. 2/3 Mr. Martin opposed the motion as having no useful purpose, and re-avowed his persuasion that an Union must be the salvation of the Country. a1846 A. De Vere 1st Pt. Mary Tudor (1847) iv. iv. 106 What have you heard? whate'er I said, I am prepared to reavow. 1890 Amer. Law Reg. 38 131/1 It was held that the pardoned enemy could not recover it, though the criminal theory was re-avowed. 1934 Daily Messenger (Canandaigua, N.Y.) 24 Aug. 1/1 She received another letter. It was from her husband. He reavowed his love for her and their children. 1997 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 12 Jan. 4 She can sweetly offer John some beef stew right after he has reavowed his vegetarianism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1655 |
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