avouch
avouch · avouches · avouched · avouching
To declare freely and openlyTo declare freely and openly; to assert.
/əˈvaʊt͡ʃ/
Meaning
4 sensesTo declare freely and openly; to assert.
To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction.
To confirm or verify, to affirm the validity of.
To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority.
More definitions
- admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
Origin
From Old French avouchier, from Latin advocāre. Doublet of advocate, advoke, and avow.From Old French avouchier, from Latin advocāre. Doublet of advocate, advoke, and avow.
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Forms
avouches, avouching, avouched, avouchedSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about:avow
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle