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41assert — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. avow, declare, say, claim, affirm, state. See affirmation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To state positively] Syn. state, say, declare, affirm, aver, avow, avouch, attest, profess, asseverate, warrant*;… …
42avow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. declare, confess; assert. See affirmation, disclosure. Ant., disclaim, repudiate. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. declare, assert, profess, admit; see declare 1 . See Synonym Study at admit . III (Roget s 3… …
43declare — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To speak formally or emphatically] Syn. assert, announce, pronounce, proclaim, publish, claim, tell, state, say, affirm, maintain, aver, avow, attest, testify, certify, repeat, insist, contend, advance, allege, argue,… …
44avow — (v.) early 13c., from Anglo Fr. avouer, O.Fr. avoer acknowledge, accept, recognize, especially as a protector (Mod.Fr. avouer), from L. advocare (see ADVOCATE (Cf. advocate)). A synonym of AVOUCH (Cf. avouch) (q.v.), which tends to contain the… …
45assert — 1 Assert, declare, profess, affirm, aver, protest, avouch, avow, predicate, warrant agree in meaning to state positively usually either in anticipation of denial or objection or in the face of it. Assert implies absence of proof: it usually… …
46a|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 …
47a|vouch´er — 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 …
48a|vouch´a|ble — 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 …
49a|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… …
50Active voice — Voice Voice, n. [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L. vox, vocis, akin to Gr. ? a word, ? a voice, Skr. vac to say, to speak, G. erw[ a]hnen to mention. Cf. {Advocate}, {Advowson}, {Avouch}, {Convoke}, {Epic}, {Vocal}, {Vouch}, {Vowel}.] 1 …
