avow
verbEtymology
From Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advocare (“to call to, call upon, hence to call as a witness, defender, patron, or advocate”), from ad (“to”) + vocare (“to call”). Doublet of advoke, avouch, and advocate. Not related to vow.
Definitions
To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right
To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
- […] in 1786, and for some period later, there were few, if any, prominent Americans, who avowed themselves in favor of broadly democratic systems.
To bind or devote by a vow.
- No man may halewe and avowe the firste gendrid thingis that perteynen to the Lord, whether it is oxe, whether scheep, tho ben the Lordis part.
To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.
- avow himself the accomplice of his crimes
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avowal
- without thy Knowledge and Avow
The neighborhood
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A definitional loop anchored at avow. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at avow. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at avow
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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