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avouch definition

avouch (ə vo̵uc̸h′)

transitive verb

  1. to vouch for; guarantee
  2. to declare the truth of; assert; affirm
  3. to acknowledge openly; avow

Etymology: ME avouchen < OFr avochier, to affirm positively < L advocare: see advocate

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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