avouch

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

avow reavouch acclaim affirm claim protest acknowledg knowledge announce elocute

Often followed by

the that it for his to of their him

Word family

avouched avouches avouching