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avow::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | avouch |
| Type of | acknowledge, admit |
| Derivation | avower |
Examples of avow
avow
Yet he would not avow himself a follower of Bacon, or indeed of any other teacher.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Both avow that faith is their guiding principle and stress the duty to follow the tenets of religion.
From the kentucky.com
Right or wrong, I assumed this ground, and now avow it.
From the economist.com
And though similar projects were shelved only a few years ago, the citizens of Dubai avow that the hard lessons have been learned.
From the edition.cnn.com
The silken waves of his glossy hair Lie still over his marble brow, And the pallid lip and pearly cheek The presence of Death avow.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In public, both sides avow that the campaign is about substantive issues, and that religion and race will not determine who wins.
From the nytimes.com
Were we all to avow a philosophy of openness and churn our experiences into hard numbers, we could presumably improve our odds in all sorts of decisions.
From the nytimes.com
Consider two parents, Christian scientists, who refuse to allow their child needed medicine and avow that prayer alone will be efficacious.
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
Mr Brown does seem to be one of those people who avow love for humanity in general, but can seem less enamoured of individual human beings.
From the economist.com
- Affirm: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
- Admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
- To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly
- Latin Ad-vovere, to vow to: ad-vocare. To declare openly; to acknowledge and justify an act; opposed to disavow.
