avow

a·vow

A0550300 (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).

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[Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advocāre, to call upon; see advocate.]

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a·vow′a·ble adj.a·vow′a·bly adv.a·vow′ed·ly (-ĭd-lē) adv.a·vow′er n.

avow

(əˈvaʊ) vb (tr) 1. to state or affirm2. to admit openly3. (Law) law rare to justify or maintain (some action taken)[C13: from Old French avouer to confess, from Latin advocāre to appeal to, call upon; see avouch, advocate] aˈvowable adj aˈvowal n avowed adj avowedly adv aˈvower n

a•vow

(əˈvaʊ)

v.t. to declare frankly or openly; acknowledge; admit. [1150–1200; Middle English < Old French avouer < Latin advocāre; see advocate] a•vow′a•ble, adj. a•vow′er, n.

avow

Past participle: avowed
Gerund: avowing

Imperative
avow
avow

Present
I avow
you avow
he/she/it avows
we avow
you avow
they avow

Preterite
I avowed
you avowed
he/she/it avowed
we avowed
you avowed
they avowed

Present Continuous
I am avowing
you are avowing
he/she/it is avowing
we are avowing
you are avowing
they are avowing

Present Perfect
I have avowed
you have avowed
he/she/it has avowed
we have avowed
you have avowed
they have avowed

Past Continuous
I was avowing
you were avowing
he/she/it was avowing
we were avowing
you were avowing
they were avowing

Past Perfect
I had avowed
you had avowed
he/she/it had avowed
we had avowed
you had avowed
they had avowed

Future
I will avow
you will avow
he/she/it will avow
we will avow
you will avow
they will avow

Future Perfect
I will have avowed
you will have avowed
he/she/it will have avowed
we will have avowed
you will have avowed
they will have avowed

Future Continuous
I will be avowing
you will be avowing
he/she/it will be avowing
we will be avowing
you will be avowing
they will be avowing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been avowing
you have been avowing
he/she/it has been avowing
we have been avowing
you have been avowing
they have been avowing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been avowing
you will have been avowing
he/she/it will have been avowing
we will have been avowing
you will have been avowing
they will have been avowing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been avowing
you had been avowing
he/she/it had been avowing
we had been avowing
you had been avowing
they had been avowing

Conditional
I would avow
you would avow
he/she/it would avow
we would avow
you would avow
they would avow

Past Conditional
I would have avowed
you would have avowed
he/she/it would have avowed
we would have avowed
you would have avowed
they would have avowed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	avow - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"swan, swear, affirm, assert, aver, verifyhold - assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good"claim, take - lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea"attest - authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature"declare - state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"protest - affirm or avow formally or solemnly; "The suspect protested his innocence"assure, tell - inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"
	2.	avow - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones aboutavouchacknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"disavow - refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

avow

verb state, maintain, declare, allege, recognize, swear, assert, proclaim, affirm, profess, aver, asseverate a public statement avowing neutrality

avow

verb1. To recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of:acknowledge, admit, concede, confess, grant, own (up).Slang: fess up.Chiefly Regional: allow.2. To put into words positively and with conviction:affirm, allege, argue, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, claim, contend, declare, hold, maintain, say, state.Idiom: have it.

Translations

avouerconfessercroirehomologuer