avowal

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /əˈvaʊəl/ UK /əˈvaʊəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
an open declaration or frank admission

Her avowal of guilt silenced the murmuring courtroom.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an open declaration or... declaration admission confession affirmation acknowledgment profession assertion

Opposites

denial disavowal concealment repudiation

Word family

Related forms avowavowedavowedly

Etymology

From avow + -al. Avow derives from Old French avouer ('to acknowledge'), from Latin advocare ('to call to'), from ad- + vocare ('to call').

advocare Latin vocare Latin

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# avowal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈvaʊəl/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈvaʊəl/

## Meanings
1. an open declaration or frank admission

## Examples
- Her avowal of guilt silenced the murmuring courtroom.

## Synonyms
- declaration
- admission
- confession
- affirmation
- acknowledgment
- profession
- assertion

## Antonyms
- denial
- disavowal
- concealment
- repudiation

## Related Forms
- avow
- avowed
- avowedly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: advocare
- Root: vocare

## Etymology
From avow + -al. Avow derives from Old French avouer ('to acknowledge'), from Latin advocare ('to call to'), from ad- + vocare ('to call').

## AI Etymology
Avowal is a noun meaning "an open declaration or frank admission". Historically, it is from avow + -al. Avow derives from Old French avouer ('to acknowledge'), from Latin advocare ('to call to'), from ad- + vocare ('to call'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: avowal is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "an open declaration or frank admission", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin advocare with Latin vocare. Close English family members include avow, avowed, and avowedly.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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