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- pronunciation:
vaU
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
avows, avowing, avowed |
| definition 1: |
to assert or affirm.
The senator has avowed yet again his commitment to tax reform.At the press conference, she avowed that the proposal will have all her support.[verb + (that) + clause
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He avowed that there was no better surgical team than this in the whole world.[verb + (that) + clause
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- synonyms:
- assert, avouch, declare, predicate, profess
- antonyms:
- disavow
- similar words:
- acknowledge, admit, affirm, allege, aver, concede, contend, maintain, own, pledge, proclaim, say, swear
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| definition 2: |
to state openly; admit; confess.
The police detective avowed that his fondness for the suspect affected his judgment in handling the case.[verb + (that) + clause
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While they avowed that what they had done was wrong according to the law, they still felt morally justified in having done it.[verb + (that) + clause
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- synonyms:
- acknowledge, admit, confess
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| related words: |
allege, assert, confess, declare, express, profess, testify |
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| derivation: |
avower (n.) |
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