"avow" meaning in English

See avow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /əˈvaʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-avow.wav [UK] Forms: avow [canonical], avows [third-person, singular], avowed [past], avowed [past, participle], avowing [present, participle]
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  1. If you avow, you declare something openly and boldly. Often a form of political posturing or grandstanding.
    Sense id: simple-avow-en-verb-BvS52-Zn
     
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