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   A·vow

   /əˈvou/

   

   verb

   • 1. assert or confess openly: "he avowed that he was no longer in perfect health"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘acknowledge, approve’ and ‘vouch for’): from Old French avouer ‘acknowledge’, from Latin advocare ‘summon in defense’ (see avouch).

   Derivatives

   • 1. avowal noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • A

     1

   • V

     4

   • O

     1

   • W

     4

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