avouch
a·vouch
(ə-vouch′)tr.v. a·vouched, a·vouch·ing, a·vouch·es
1. To declare the provable truth or validity of; affirm: She avouched that she herself was innocent.
2. To corroborate or confirm; vouch for: Has this report been avouched?
3. To accept responsibility for (an action, for example); acknowledge.
4. To avow; confess.
[Middle English avouchen, to cite as a warrant, from Old French avochier, from Latin advocāre, to summon; see advocate.]
a·vouch′ment n.
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avouch
(əˈvaʊtʃ)vb (tr)
1. to vouch for; guarantee
2. to acknowledge
3. to assert
[C16: from Old French avochier to summon, call on, from Latin advocāre; see advocate]
aˈvouchment n
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a•vouch
(əˈvaʊtʃ)v.t.
1. to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.
2. to assume responsibility for; vouch for; guarantee.
3. to admit; confess.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French avouchier < Latin advocāre; see advocate]
a•vouch′ment, n.
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avouch
Past participle: avouched
Gerund: avouching
| Imperative |
|---|
| avouch |
| avouch |
| Present |
|---|
| I avouch |
| you avouch |
| he/she/it avouches |
| we avouch |
| you avouch |
| they avouch |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I avouched |
| you avouched |
| he/she/it avouched |
| we avouched |
| you avouched |
| they avouched |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am avouching |
| you are avouching |
| he/she/it is avouching |
| we are avouching |
| you are avouching |
| they are avouching |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have avouched |
| you have avouched |
| he/she/it has avouched |
| we have avouched |
| you have avouched |
| they have avouched |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was avouching |
| you were avouching |
| he/she/it was avouching |
| we were avouching |
| you were avouching |
| they were avouching |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had avouched |
| you had avouched |
| he/she/it had avouched |
| we had avouched |
| you had avouched |
| they had avouched |
| Future |
|---|
| I will avouch |
| you will avouch |
| he/she/it will avouch |
| we will avouch |
| you will avouch |
| they will avouch |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have avouched |
| you will have avouched |
| he/she/it will have avouched |
| we will have avouched |
| you will have avouched |
| they will have avouched |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be avouching |
| you will be avouching |
| he/she/it will be avouching |
| we will be avouching |
| you will be avouching |
| they will be avouching |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been avouching |
| you have been avouching |
| he/she/it has been avouching |
| we have been avouching |
| you have been avouching |
| they have been avouching |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been avouching |
| you will have been avouching |
| he/she/it will have been avouching |
| we will have been avouching |
| you will have been avouching |
| they will have been avouching |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been avouching |
| you had been avouching |
| he/she/it had been avouching |
| we had been avouching |
| you had been avouching |
| they had been avouching |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would avouch |
| you would avouch |
| he/she/it would avouch |
| we would avouch |
| you would avouch |
| they would avouch |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have avouched |
| you would have avouched |
| he/she/it would have avouched |
| we would have avouched |
| you would have avouched |
| they would have avouched |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. |  avouch - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones aboutacknowledge, admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten" |
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avouch
verbTo put into words positively and with conviction:
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