v. t. | 1. | To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority. |
2. | To maintain a just or true; to vouch for. | |
3. | To declare or assert positively and as matter of fact; to affirm openly. | |
4. | To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction. | |
n. | 1. | Evidence; declaration. |
Verb | 1. | avouch - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about Synonyms: avow |