revowv.
/ˌriːˈvaʊ/, U.S. /riˈvaʊ/ transitive. To vow (something) again. Also with clause as object.
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the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [verb (transitive)] > swear an oath or take an oath > again
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1596 T. Lodge Margarite of Amer. sig. C 3v Margarita hauing gotten such an oportunitie to please him both vowed and reuowed all secrecie.
1681 J. Ussher Protestant School 69 [Illustrating trisyllabic words] Re-vow-ed, revowed.
1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxxvi. 246 I kneel not, repenting of what I have vow'd in such a case as That I have supposed. I re-vow it, at your feet!
1784 Unfortunate Sensibility I. 143 For the sake of..hearing him vow and revow ten thousand soft enchanting things.
1840 Friendship's Offering 348 The young priest left that church humble, stricken, contrite: he had revowed himself his Master's servant.
1973 New Eng. Q. 46 313 Shepard is concerned as a pastor for the well-being of his flock, vowing and revowing to do better.
2006 Star Phoenix (Saskatoon, Sask.) (Nexis) 3 June e5 Russ re-vowed to be even more cautious; he would pick up and carry his motorcycle instead of driving it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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