Definition of avow Avow

/ʌvawˈ/ - [uvaw] - a•vow

We found 15 definitions of avow from 6 different sources.

What does avow mean?

Verb avows, avowing, avowed
avow - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
		avouch
		disavow refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"
		acknowledge, admit accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority; "The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne"; "We do not recognize your gods"
avow - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
		affirm, verify, assert, aver, swan, swear
		declare state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"
		hold keep from exhaling or expelling; "hold your breath"
		claim, take take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
		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"
		protest utter words of protest
		assure, tell assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"

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avow (Noun)
avowal.
avow (Verb)
To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
avow (Verb)
To bind or devote by a vow.

avow (v. t.)
To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes.
avow (v. t.)
To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry.
avow (n.)
Avowal.
avow (n.)
To bind, or to devote, by a vow.
avow (n.)
A vow or determination.

avow
To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true.
avow
To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true.
avow
To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.

avow
a-vow′, v.t. to declare openly: to own or confess: to affirm or maintain: (law) to justify an act done.—n. a solemn promise: a vow.—pa.p. as adj. self-acknowledged.—adj. Avow′able.—ns. Avow′ableness, Avow′ance (obs.); Avow′al, a positive declaration: a frank confession.—adv. Avow′edly.—n. Avow′ry (law), the act of avowing and justifying in one's own right the distraining of goods: (obs.) advocacy considered as personified in a patron saint. [O. Fr. avouer, orig. to swear fealty to—L. ad, and Low L. votāre—votum, a vow. See Vow.]

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avow in sign language