avow

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
2. (transitive) To bind or devote by a vow.
3. To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.

Noun

avowal

Synonyms

confess

assert

admit

affirm

acknowledge

recognize

profess

swear

concede

verify

aver

swan

🦢

attest

recognise

own up

avouch

fink

give

grant

know

maintain

own

postulate

proclaim

pronounce

sanction

squeal

state

unbosom

accord

vote

account

accredit

allege

allot

announce

attorn

award

believe

bestow

claim

come clean

confer

contend

declare

deem

Translations

avouer

bekennen

confessar

confesar

confesser

gestehen

erkennen

ομολογώ

bekennen

admitir

anerkennen

reconhecer

itiraf etmek

αναγνωρίζω

eingestehen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈvaʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: avowen

In summary

From Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advocare (“to call to, call upon, hence to call as a witness, defender, patron, or advocate”), from ad (“to”) + vocare (“to call”). Doublet of advoke, avouch, and advocate. Not related to vow.