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View usage for: avouch in British English (əˈvaʊtʃ) verb (transitive) archaic1. to vouch for; guarantee Derived forms avouchment (aˈvouchment) noun Word origin C16: from Old French avochier to summon, call on, from Latin advocāre; see advocateavouch in American English (əˈvaʊtʃ) verb transitive1. to vouch for; guarantee 2. to declare the truth of; assert; affirm 3. to acknowledge openly; avow SIMILAR WORDS: asˈsert Derived forms avouchment (aˈvouchment) noun Word origin ME avouchen < OFr avochier, to affirm positively < L advocare: see advocate Synonyms of 'avouch'vouch for, state, maintain, declare More Synonyms of avouch Synonyms guarantee asseverate (formal) Additional synonymsDefinition to recognize or admit the truth of a statement I acknowledge that I made a mistake. Synonyms admit, own up to, allow, accept, reveal, grant, declare, recognize, yield, concede, confess, disclose, affirm, profess, divulge, accede, acquiesce, fess up (slang) Definition to declare to be true `The place is a dump,' she affirmed. Synonyms declare, state, maintain, swear, assert, testify, pronounce, certify, attest, avow, aver, asseverate (formal), avouchDefinition to state without proof The accused is alleged to have killed a man. Synonyms claim, hold, charge, challenge, state, maintain, advance, declare, assert, uphold, put forward, affirm, profess, depose, avow, aver, asseverate (formal) - avoid
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