English Explanatory Dictionary

avouch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To declare freely and openly; to assert.
  2. To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction.
  3. To confirm or verify, to affirm the validity of.
  4. To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority.
noun
  1. evidence; declaration

Pronunciation

/əˈvaʊt͡ʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-avouch.wav

Word forms

avouch avouches avouching avouched

Etymology

From Old French avouchier, from Latin advocāre. Doublet of advocate, advoke, and avow.

Related words

avouchment vouch

Derived words

avouchable avoucher disavouch reavouch unavouched
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