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avouch

[ uh-vouch ]
/ əˈvaʊtʃ /
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verb (used with object)
to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.
to assume responsibility for; vouch for; guarantee.
to admit; confess.
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Origin of avouch

1350–1400; Middle English avouchen<Middle French avouchier<Latin advocāre.See a-5, vouch, advocate

OTHER WORDS FROM avouch

a·vouch·er, nouna·vouch·ment, nounun·a·vouched, adjective

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Words related to avouch

admit, affirm, announce, argue, asseverate, aver, avow, certify, claim, contend, declare, hold, maintain, say, state, swear, verify

How to use avouch in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for avouch

avouch
/ (əˈvaʊtʃ) /
verb (tr) archaic
to vouch for; guarantee
to acknowledge
to assert

Derived forms of avouch

avouchment, noun

Word Origin for avouch

C16: from Old French avochier to summon, call on, from Latin advocāre; see advocate
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