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a·vouch
 avouch
- pronunciation:
vaUch
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
avouched, avouches, avouching |
| definition 1: |
to affirm or state strongly; acknowledge.
- synonyms:
- affirm, aver, declare, maintain
- similar words:
- acknowledge, allege, assert, avow, confess, predicate, proclaim, profess, pronounce, say, state
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| definition 2: |
to take or admit responsibility for.
- similar words:
- acknowledge, allege, guarantee, vouch for
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| definition 3: |
to confess; avow.
- synonyms:
- avow, confess, profess
- similar words:
- acknowledge, admit, allege, concede, own, proclaim, swear
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| related words: |
affirm, allege, attest, confess, maintain, substantiate, testify, vow |
| derivations: |
avoucher (n.), avouchment (n.) |
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