Avow

v. t.	1.	To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes. [imp. & p. p. Avowed ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Avowing.] Which I to be the of Israel's God Avow, and challenge Dagon to the test. - Milton.
	2.	(Law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry.
n.	1.	Avowal.
v. t. & i.	1.	To bind, or to devote, by a vow.
n.	1.	A vow or determination.

Verb	1.	avow - to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" Synonyms: swan, swear, affirm, assert, aver, verify
	2.	avow - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about Synonyms: avouch Antonyms: disavow - refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

accept, acknowledge, admit, admit everything, affirm, agree provisionally, allege, allow, announce, annunciate, argue, assent grudgingly, assert, assever, asseverate, attest, aver, avouch, bear witness, certify, claim, come clean, concede, confess, contend, cop a plea, declare, defend, depone, depose, disclose, enunciate, express, express general agreement, express the belief, give evidence, go along with, grant, have, hold, insist, issue a manifesto, lay down, let on, maintain, manifesto, not oppose, open up, out with it, own, own up, plead guilty, predicate, pretend, pretext, proclaim, profess, pronounce, protest, protest too much, purport, put, put it, recognize, say, set down, speak, speak out, speak up, spill, spill it, spit it out, stand for, stand on, state, submit, swear, tell all, tell the truth, testify, vindicate, vouch, vow, warrant, witness, yield

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