avow

tr.v., a·vowed, a·vow·ing, a·vows.

1. To acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly; confess: avow guilt. See synonyms at acknowledge.
2. To state positively.

[Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advocāre, to call upon. See advocate.]

avowable a·vow'a·ble adj.
avowably a·vow'a·bly adv.
avowedly a·vow'ed·ly (-ĭd-lē) adv.
avower a·vow'er n.

verb

1. To recognize, often reluctantly, the reality or truth of: acknowledge, admit, concede, confess, grant, own (up). Slang fess up. Chiefly Regional allow. See affirm/deny/argue, knowledge/ignorance.
2. To put into words positively and with conviction: affirm, allege, argue, assert, asseverate, aver, avouch, claim, contend, declare, hold, maintain, say, state. Idioms: have it. See affirm/deny/argue.

v

Definition: state; profess
Antonyms: censure, condemn, deny, disclaim, disown, dispute, renounce, repudiate

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IN BRIEF: To admit or declare.

To avow revenge is serious business.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indrømme, tilstå, bekræfte

Nederlands (Dutch)
openlijk toegeven/ -bekennen, openlijk verklaren

Français (French)
v. tr. - avouer, confesser, admettre

Deutsch (German)
v. - bekennen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναγνωρίζω, παραδέχομαι, ομολογώ, (νομ.) αιτιολογώ, δικαιολογώ

Italiano (Italian)
confessare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - admitir, confessar, declarar francamente

Русский (Russian)
признавать, открыто заявлять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - confesar, admitir, reconocer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tillstå, erkänna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
承认, 招认, 声明

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 承認, 招認, 聲明

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 공언하다, 인정하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 公言する, 明言する, 公然と認める, 認める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقر, يعترف, يجهر, يعلن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הצהיר, הודה ב-‬

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