avouchment
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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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| Noun | 1. |  avouchment - a statement asserting the existence or the truth of somethingassertion, asseveration, averment - a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) reaffirmation, reassertion - renewed affirmation professing, profession - an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion; "a profession of disagreement" affirmative - a reply of affirmation; "he answered in the affirmative" |
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