avouch

Meaning

Verb

1. To declare freely and openly; to assert.
2. To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction.
3. To confirm or verify, to affirm the validity of.
4. To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority.

Noun

evidence; declaration

Synonyms

vouch

guarantee

assure

assert

aver

avow

predicate

vow

insure

denote

endorse

ensure

insist

maintain

make believe

make out

persuade

plight

posit

profess

pronounce

protest

purport

reassure

secure

sell

signify

stipulate

underwrite

allege

warrant

asseverate

betoken

certify

charge

claim

contend

convince

declare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈvaʊt͡ʃ/

Etymology

From Old French avouchier, from Latin advocāre, present active infinitive of advocō. Doublet of advocate, advoke, and avow.