- (v.t.) To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes.
- (n.) Avowal.
- (v.t.) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry.
- (n.) A vow or determination.
- (n.) To bind or to devote, by a vow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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