a|vouch´ment

a|vouch´ment
a|vouch «uh VOWCH», transitive verb.
1. to declare positively to be true; affirm: »

What I have said I will avouch, in the presence of the king (Shakespeare).

2. to vouch for; guarantee: »

I can avouch his honesty. The bank avouches all the work of its employees.

3. to acknowledge; avow: »

He has avouched himself as the author of this plan.

[< Old French avochier < a- to + vochier call < Latin vocāre call]
a|vouch´a|ble, adjective.
a|vouch´er, noun.
a|vouch´ment, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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