avouch
to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.
to assume responsibility for; vouch for; guarantee.
to admit; confess.
Origin of avouch
1Other words from avouch
- a·vouch·er, noun
- a·vouch·ment, noun
- un·a·vouched, adjective
Words Nearby avouch
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How to use avouch in a sentence
How many young women in Boston can avouch for the truth of this statement?
The Funny Side of Physic | A. D. CrabtreUpon which principle I also avouch all Mr. T.'s charges, as I hear them and consent to their publication.
Discussion on American Slavery | George Thompson"'And which shall find its way thither, if thou dost not avouch a fable," replied the king.
Windsor Castle | William Harrison AinsworthTaken together, they avouch a personality that needs only opportunity to insure itself lasting fame.
Types of Naval Officers | A. T. MahanI say that it was the act of a rebel, and will avouch my words against you, though the whole colony were at your back.
The Knight of the Golden Melice | John Turvill Adams
British Dictionary definitions for avouch
/ (əˈvaʊtʃ) /
to vouch for; guarantee
to acknowledge
to assert
Origin of avouch
1Derived forms of avouch
- avouchment, noun
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