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a·vouch
avouch
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- pronunciation:
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vaUch
- features:
- Grammatical Patterns
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
avouches, avouching, avouched |
definition 1: |
to affirm or state strongly; acknowledge.
He avouched that his wife knew nothing of the crimes he'd committed.[verb + (that) + clause
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- synonyms:
- affirm, aver, declare, maintain
- similar words:
- acknowledge, allege, assert, avow, predicate, proclaim, profess, pronounce, say, state
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definition 2: |
to acknowledge.
- similar words:
- acknowledge, guarantee, vouch for
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definition 3: |
to confess; avow.
- synonyms:
- avow, confess, profess
- similar words:
- acknowledge, admit, 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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