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English verb: avow | |||
| 1. | avow (communication) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true | ||
| Samples | Before God I swear I am innocent. | ||
| Examples | They avow that there was a traffic accident | ||
| Synonyms | affirm, assert, aver, swan, swear, verify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | declare | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | assure, attest, claim, declare, hold, protest, take, tell | ||
| 2. | avow (communication) admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about | ||
| Synonyms | avouch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acknowledge, admit | ||
| Antonyms | disavow | ||
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