Avouch

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To declare the provable truth or validity of; affirm: She avouched that she herself was innocent.
  • v. To corroborate or confirm; vouch for: Has this report been avouched?
  • v. To accept responsibility for (an action, for example); acknowledge.
  • v. To avow; confess.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To freely and openly admit.
  • v. To confess.
  • v. To confirm or verify, to affirm the validity of.
  • n. evidence; declaration
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority.
  • v. To maintain a just or true; to vouch for.
  • v. To declare or assert positively and as matter of fact; to affirm openly.
  • v. To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction.
  • n. Evidence; declaration.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To affirm or acknowledge openly; declare or assert with positiveness; proclaim.
  • To admit, confess, or avow.
  • To maintain, vindicate, or justify; make good; answer for; establish; guarantee; substantiate.
  • To appeal to, or cite as proof or warrant: as, to avouch the authorities on any subject.
  • To give assurance or guaranty; vouch: as, “I can avouch for her reputation,”
  • n. Evidence; testimony; assurance.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
  • Verb Form
    avouched    avouches    avouching   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    acknowledge    admit   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    admit    confess    sanction    evidence    declaration    authenticate    state    confirm