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avow

verb
🔊/əˈvaʊ/
🔊/əˈvaʊ/
 (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they avow
🔊/əˈvaʊ/
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he / she / it avows
🔊/əˈvaʊz/
🔊/əˈvaʊz/
past simple avowed
🔊/əˈvaʊd/
🔊/əˈvaʊd/
past participle avowed
🔊/əˈvaʊd/
🔊/əˈvaʊd/
-ing form avowing
🔊/əˈvaʊɪŋ/
🔊/əˈvaʊɪŋ/
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  1. avow that… | avow something | + speech to say clearly and often publicly what your opinion is, what you think is true, etc.声明；公开宣称
    • An aide avowed that the president had known nothing of the deals.一位助理声明，总统对那些交易毫不知情。🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘acknowledge, approve’ and ‘vouch for’): from Old French avouer ‘acknowledge’, from Latin advocare ‘summon in defence’, from ad- ‘to’ + vocare ‘to call’.