| advowson | (noun) the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice | - |
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| avow | (verb) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true | Synonyms: affirm, assert, aver, swan, swear, verify |
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| (verb) admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about | Synonyms: avouch |
| avowal | (noun) a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something | Synonyms: affirmation, avouchment |
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| avowed | (adjective) openly declared as such | Synonyms: professed |
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| avowedly | (adverb) by open declaration | Synonyms: professedly |
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| (adverb) as acknowledged | Synonyms: admittedly, confessedly, true |
| avower | (noun) someone who admits or acknowledges openly and boldly | - |
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| (noun) someone who claims to speak the truth | Synonyms: affirmer, asserter, asseverator, declarer |
| disavow | (verb) refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with | - |
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| disavowable | (adjective) capable of being disavowed | - |
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| disavowal | (noun) denial of any connection with or knowledge of | Synonyms: disclaimer |
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| semivowel | (noun) a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant | Synonyms: glide |
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| unavowed | (adjective) not openly expressed | Synonyms: sneaking |
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| (adjective) not openly made known | Synonyms: secret |
| (adjective) not affirmed or mentioned or declared | - |
| vow | (noun) a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to do something or to behave in a certain manner | - |
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| (verb) make a vow; promise | - |
| (verb) dedicate to a deity by a vow | Synonyms: consecrate |
| vowel | (noun) a speech sound made with the vocal tract open | Synonyms: vowel sound |
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| (noun) a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel | - |
| vowelise | (verb) pronounce as a vowel | Synonyms: vocalise, vocalize, vowelize |
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| vowelize | (verb) pronounce as a vowel | Synonyms: vocalise, vocalize, vowelise |
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| vowellike | (adjective) having characteristics of a vowel sound | - |
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| vower | (noun) someone who makes a solemn promise to do something or behave in a certain way | - |
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