a·vouch (ə-vouch′) tr.v. a·vouched ,
a·vouch·ing ,
a·vouch·es 1. To declare the provable truth or validity of; affirm: She avouched that she herself was innocent.
2. To corroborate or confirm; vouch for: Has this report been avouched?
3. To accept responsibility for (an action, for example); acknowledge.
4. To avow; confess.
[Middle English avouchen , to cite as a warrant , from Old French avochier , from Latin advocāre , to summon ; see advocate .]
a·vouch′ment n.
avouch (əˈvaʊtʃ ) vb (
tr )
1. to vouch for; guarantee
2. to acknowledge
3. to assert
[C16: from Old French avochier to summon, call on, from Latin advocāre; see advocate]
aˈvouchment n
a•vouch (əˈvaʊtʃ) v.t. 1. to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.
2. to assume responsibility for; vouch for; guarantee.
3. to admit; confess.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French
avouchier < Latin
advocāre; see
advocate ]
a•vouch′ment, n.
avouch Past participle: avouchedGerund: avouchingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I avouch you avouch he/she/it avouches we avouch you avouch they avouch
Preterite I avouched you avouched he/she/it avouched we avouched you avouched they avouched
Present Continuous I am avouching you are avouching he/she/it is avouching we are avouching you are avouching they are avouching
Present Perfect I have avouched you have avouched he/she/it has avouched we have avouched you have avouched they have avouched
Past Continuous I was avouching you were avouching he/she/it was avouching we were avouching you were avouching they were avouching
Past Perfect I had avouched you had avouched he/she/it had avouched we had avouched you had avouched they had avouched
Future I will avouch you will avouch he/she/it will avouch we will avouch you will avouch they will avouch
Future Perfect I will have avouched you will have avouched he/she/it will have avouched we will have avouched you will have avouched they will have avouched
Future Continuous I will be avouching you will be avouching he/she/it will be avouching we will be avouching you will be avouching they will be avouching
Present Perfect Continuous I have been avouching you have been avouching he/she/it has been avouching we have been avouching you have been avouching they have been avouching
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been avouching you will have been avouching he/she/it will have been avouching we will have been avouching you will have been avouching they will have been avouching
Past Perfect Continuous I had been avouching you had been avouching he/she/it had been avouching we had been avouching you had been avouching they had been avouching
Conditional I would avouch you would avouch he/she/it would avouch we would avouch you would avouch they would avouch
Past Conditional I would have avouched you would have avouched he/she/it would have avouched we would have avouched you would have avouched they would have avouched
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. avouch - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones aboutacknowledge ,
admit - declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of; "He admitted his errors"; "She acknowledged that she might have forgotten"
avouch verb To put into words positively and with conviction:
affirm ,
allege ,
argue ,
assert ,
asseverate ,
aver ,
avow ,
claim ,
contend ,
declare ,
hold ,
maintain ,
say ,
state .
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avouch - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about