avouch

(ə vo̵uc̸h)

transitive verb

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

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

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See avouch in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb a·vouched, a·vouch·ing, a·vouch·es
  1. To declare the provable truth or validity of; affirm: She avouched that she herself was innocent.
  2. To corroborate or confirm; vouch for: Has this report been avouched?
  3. To accept responsibility for (an action, for example); acknowledge.
  4. To avow; confess.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English avouchen, to cite as a warrant

Origin: , from Old French avochier

Origin: , from Latin advocāre, to summon; see advocate

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  • a·vouchˈment noun

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