Definition of avow

• v. t. - To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes.
• v. t. - To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry.
• n. - Avowal.
• n. - To bind, or to devote, by a vow.
• n. - A vow or determination.
• v. t. - To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes.
• v. t. - To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry.
• n. - Avowal.
• n. - To bind, or to devote, by a vow.
• n. - A vow or determination.