avow

avow

a·vow / əˈvou/ • v. [tr.] assert or confess openly: he avowed that he had voted Republican in every election he avowed his change of faith. DERIVATIVES: a·vow·al / əˈvouəl/ n. a·vow·ed·ly / əˈvou-idlē/ adv.

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avow XIII. — (O)F. avouer acknowledge as one's own — L. advocāre (see ADVOCATE).
Hence avowal XVIII; see -AL2.

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T. F. HOAD. "avow." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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