Verb: avow u'vaw
- To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
"Before God I avow I am innocent";
- affirm, verify, assert, aver, swear
- Admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
"He avowed his dislike for the new policy";
- avouch [archaic]
Derived forms: avowed, avowing, avows
Type of: acknowledge, admit, declare, pronounce