- Avowable
- Avowable A*vow"a*ble, a. Capable of being avowed, or openly acknowledged, with confidence. --Donne. [1913 Webster]
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Avowable
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avowable — See avow. * * * … Universalium
avowable — adjective Capable of being avowed or openly acknowledged with confidence. See Also: avow, avowal, avowance, avowed, avower … Wiktionary
avowable — avowˈable adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑avow … Useful english dictionary
avow — avowable, adj. avower, n. /euh vow /, v.t. to declare frankly or openly; own; acknowledge; confess; admit: He avowed himself an opponent of all alliances. [1150 1200; ME avowen < OF avoue(r) < L advocare. See ADVOCATE] * * * … Universalium
avouable — [ avwabl ] adj. • 1302, repris 1849; de avouer ♦ Qui peut être avoué sans honte. Un but avouable. Des motifs honorables et avouables. ⇒ honnête. C est à peine avouable. ⊗ CONTR. Inavouable. ● avouable adjectif Qui peut être avoué sans honte : Un… … Encyclopédie Universelle
avower — See avowable. * * * … Universalium
avowedly — See avowable. * * * … Universalium
avowably — See avowable. * * * … Universalium
avowal — noun An open declaration of affirmation or admission of knowledge. Syn: averral, acknowledgement, testimony See Also: avow, avowed … Wiktionary
avowableness — noun The state or quality of being avowable … Wiktionary
