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v. To acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly; confess: avow guilt. See Synonyms at acknowledge.

v. To state positively.

v. To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.

v. To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly.

v. To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry.

n. Avowal.

v. To bind, or to devote, by a vow.

n. A vow or determination.

To own or acknowledge obligation or relation to, as a person: as, he avowed him for his son.

To sanction; approve.

To declare openly, often with a view to justify, maintain, or defend: as, to avow one's principles.

Specifically, in law, to acknowledge and justify, as when the distrainer of goods defends in an action of replevin, and avows the taking, but insists that such taking was legal. See avowry, 1.

5. To admit or confess openly or frankly; acknowledge; own: as, to avow one's self a convert.

Synonyms To affirm, assert, profess. Admit, Confess, etc. See acknowledge.

In law, to justify or maintain an act done, specifically a distress for rent taken in one's own right.

n. An avowal; a bold declaration.

To bind with a vow.

2. To devote or dedicate by a vow; vow.

To vow to do or keep; promise; undertake.

To bind one's self by a vow; make a vow; vow.

n. A vow; a promise.

v. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

v. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

"To punish men for beliefs they dare to avow is to risk punishing the sincere and to allow hypocrites to go unpunished."

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