avow

avow is a 4-letter English word with 7 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes.
2. transitive verb. To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry.
3. noun. Avowal.
4. noun. To bind, or to devote, by a vow.
5. noun. A vow or determination.
6. verb. admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

   Synonyms: avouch

7. verb. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

   "Before God I swear I am innocent"

   Synonyms: affirm, assert, aver, swan, swear, verify

Synonyms

avouch, affirm, assert, aver, swan, swear, verify

Common word forms

avows, avowal, avowed, avower, avowing, avowable

Words from these letters

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