avouch
avouch definition
avouch (ə vo̵uc̸h′)
transitive verb
- to vouch for; guarantee
- to declare the truth of; assert; affirm
- to acknowledge openly; avow
Etymology: ME avouchen < OFr avochier, to affirm positively < L advocare: see advocate
Related Forms:
- avouchment avouch′·ment noun
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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