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avow
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
avow
(verb)
avowed
(adjective)
avow
/ə
ˈ
vaʊ/
verb
avows
;
avowed
;
avowing
avow
/ə
ˈ
vaʊ/
verb
avows
;
avowed
;
avowing
Britannica Dictionary definition of AVOW
[
+ object
]
formal
:
to declare or state (something) in an open and public way
She
avowed
her innocence. = She
avowed
that she was innocent.
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