avouching

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• Avouching — Avouch A*vouch , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avouched} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avouching}.] [OF. avochier, LL. advocare to recognize the existence of a thing, to advocate, fr. L. advocare to call to; ad + vocare to call. Cf. {Avow} to declare, {Advocate} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• avouching — v. guarantee; declare to be true …   English contemporary dictionary

• Avouch — A*vouch , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avouched} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avouching}.] [OF. avochier, LL. advocare to recognize the existence of a thing, to advocate, fr. L. advocare to call to; ad + vocare to call. Cf. {Avow} to declare, {Advocate}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Avouched — Avouch A*vouch , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avouched} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avouching}.] [OF. avochier, LL. advocare to recognize the existence of a thing, to advocate, fr. L. advocare to call to; ad + vocare to call. Cf. {Avow} to declare, {Advocate} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Avouchment — A*vouch ment, n. The act of avouching; positive declaration. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• avouchment — noun Date: 1574 an act of avouching ; avowal …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• avouchment — noun a) The act of avouching. b) A positive declaration …   Wiktionary

• saying — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. saw, maxim, proverb, adage, epigram, dictum, ipse dixit. See affirmation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mentioning, making clear, revealing, pointing out, giving out, remarking, noting, announcing,… …   English dictionary for students

• avouch — (v.) late 15c., from M.Fr. avochier call upon as authority, in Old French call (to court), advocate, plead (a case), from L. advocare call to as a witness (see ADVOCATE (Cf. advocate)). Avouch, which is no longer in common use, means guarantee,… …   Etymology dictionary

• avouchment — n. avowal; statement that asserts the truth of something; an act of avouching …   English contemporary dictionary