| slovo | definícia |
vow
(mass) | vow
- sľub, sľúbiť, zasvätiť |
vow
(encz) | vow,přísahat (slavnostně) v: PetrV |
vow
(encz) | vow,slib (slavnostní) n: PetrV |
vow
(encz) | vow,slíbit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Vow
(gcide) | Vow \Vow\, v. i.
To make a vow, or solemn promise.
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Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that
thou shouldest vow and not pay. --Eccl. v. 5.
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Vow
(gcide) | Vow \Vow\, n. [OE. vou, OF. vou, veu, vo, vu, F. v?u, from L.
votum, from vovere, to vow. Cf. Avow, Devout, Vote.]
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1. A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by
which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or
conditionally, wholly or in part, for a longer or shorter
time, to some act, service, or condition; a devotion of
one's possessions; as, a baptismal vow; a vow of poverty.
"Nothing . . . that may . . . stain my vow of Nazarite."
--Milton.
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I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow. --2 Sam. xv.
7.
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I am combined by a sacred vow. --Shak.
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2. Specifically, a promise of fidelity; a pledge of love or
affection; as, the marriage vow.
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Knights of love, who never broke their vow;
Firm to their plighted faith. --Dryden.
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Vow
(gcide) | Vow \Vow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vowed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Vowing.] [OE. vouen, OF. vouer, voer, F. vouer, LL. votare.
See Vow, n.]
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1. To give, consecrate, or dedicate to God, or to some deity,
by a solemn promise; to devote; to promise solemnly. "When
thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it." --Eccl.
v. 4.
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[Men] that vow a long and weary pilgrimage. --Shak.
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2. To assert solemnly; to asseverate.
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vow
(wn) | vow
n 1: a solemn pledge (to oneself or to another or to a deity) to
do something or to behave in a certain manner; "they took
vows of poverty"
v 1: make a vow; promise; "He vowed never to drink alcohol
again"
2: dedicate to a deity by a vow [syn: vow, consecrate] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
avow
(mass) | avow
- priznať, uznať |
avowal
(mass) | avowal
- prehlásenie |
avowed
(mass) | avowed
- otvorený, zrejme |
vow
(mass) | vow
- sľub, sľúbiť, zasvätiť |
vowed
(mass) | vowed
- sľúbený, sľúbil |
vowel
(mass) | vowel
- samohláska |
avow
(encz) | avow,doznat v: avow,netajit se v: avow,přiznat v: avow,uznat v: |
avow oneself
(encz) | avow oneself,přiznat se v: |
avowal
(encz) | avowal,doznání avowal,prohlášení avowal,přiznání |
avowed
(encz) | avowed,nepokrytý adj: avowed,otevřený adj: avowed,uznaný avowed,uznány avowed,uznávaný adj: avowed,zjevný adj: avowed,zřejmý adj: |
avowedly
(encz) | avowedly,doznaně adj: avowedly,zjevně adj: |
broad vowel
(encz) | broad vowel,otevřená samohláska |
disavow
(encz) | disavow,distancovat se v: Zdeněk Broždisavow,neuznat v: Zdeněk Broždisavow,popřít v: Zdeněk Brož |
disavowable
(encz) | disavowable, adj: |
disavowal
(encz) | disavowal,distancování se Jaroslav Šedivýdisavowal,popření n: Zdeněk Broždisavowal,zapření n: Zdeněk Brož |
murmur vowel
(encz) | murmur vowel, n: |
semivowel
(encz) | semivowel,polosamohláska n: Zdeněk Brož |
stem vowel
(encz) | stem vowel, n: |
thematic vowel
(encz) | thematic vowel, n: |
unavowed
(encz) | unavowed, adj: |
vow
(encz) | vow,přísahat (slavnostně) v: PetrVvow,slib (slavnostní) n: PetrVvow,slíbit v: Zdeněk Brož |
vowed
(encz) | vowed,slíbený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
vowel
(encz) | vowel,samohláska n: Zdeněk Brož |
vowel point
(encz) | vowel point, n: |
vowel rhyme
(encz) | vowel rhyme, n: |
vowel sound
(encz) | vowel sound, n: |
vowel system
(encz) | vowel system, n: |
vowelise
(encz) | vowelise, v: |
vowelize
(encz) | vowelize, v: |
vowellike
(encz) | vowellike, adj: |
vowels
(encz) | vowels,samohlásky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
vower
(encz) | vower,slibující osoba n: Zdeněk Brož |
vowing
(encz) | vowing,slibuje v: Zdeněk Brož |
vows
(encz) | vows,sliby n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Advowee
(gcide) | Advowee \Ad*vow*ee"\, n. [OE. avowe, F. avou['e], fr. L.
advocatus. See Advocate, Avowee, Avoyer.]
One who has an advowson. --Cowell.
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Advowson
(gcide) | Advowson \Ad*vow"son\ (?; 277), n. [OE. avoweisoun, OF.
avo["e]son, fr. L. advocatio. Cf. Advocation.] (Eng. Law)
The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the
church. [Originally, the relation of a patron (advocatus) or
protector of a benefice, and thus privileged to nominate or
present to it.]
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Note: The benefices of the Church of England are in every
case subjects of presentation. They are nearly 12,000
in number; the advowson of more than half of them
belongs to private persons, and of the remainder to the
crown, bishops, deans and chapters, universities, and
colleges. --Amer. Cyc.
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Advowson in gross
(gcide) | Gross \Gross\, n. [F. gros (in sense 1), grosse (in sense 2).
See Gross, a.]
1. The main body; the chief part, bulk, or mass. "The gross
of the enemy." --Addison.
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For the gross of the people, they are considered as
a mere herd of cattle. --Burke.
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2. sing. & pl. The number of twelve dozen; twelve times
twelve; as, a gross of bottles; ten gross of pens.
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Advowson in gross (Law), an advowson belonging to a person,
and not to a manor.
A great gross, twelve gross; one hundred and forty-four
dozen.
By the gross, by the quantity; at wholesale.
Common in gross. (Law) See under Common, n.
In the gross, In gross, in the bulk, or the undivided
whole; all parts taken together.
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Advowtry
(gcide) | Advoutry \Ad*vou"try\, Advowtry \Ad*vow"try\, n. [OE. avoutrie,
avouterie, advoutrie, OF. avoutrie, avulterie, fr. L.
adulterium. Cf. Adultery.]
Adultery. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Avow
(gcide) | Avow \A*vow"\, n. [Cf. F. aveu.]
Avowal. [Obs.] --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]Avow \A*vow"\, v. t. & i. [OF. avouer, fr. LL. votare to vow,
fr. L. votun. See Vote, n.]
To bind, or to devote, by a vow. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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A vow or determination. [Archaic]
[1913 Webster]Avow \A*vow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Avowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Avowing.] [F. avouver, fr. L. advocare to call to (whence
the meanings, to call upon as superior; recognize as lord,
own, confess); ad + vocare to call. See Advocate,
Avouch.]
1. To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to
own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles
or his crimes.
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Which I to be the of Israel's God
Avow, and challenge Dagon to the test. --Milton.
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2. (Law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See
Avowry. --Blackstone.
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Syn: To acknowledge; own; confess. See Confess.
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Avowable
(gcide) | Avowable \A*vow"a*ble\, a.
Capable of being avowed, or openly acknowledged, with
confidence. --Donne.
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Avowal
(gcide) | Avowal \A*vow"al\, n.
An open declaration; frank acknowledgment; as, an avowal of
such principles. --Hume.
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Avowance
(gcide) | Avowance \A*vow"ance\, n.
1. Act of avowing; avowal.
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2. Upholding; defense; vindication. [Obs.]
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Can my avowance of king-murdering be collected from
anything here written by me? --Fuller.
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Avowant
(gcide) | Avowant \A*vow"ant\, n. (Law)
The defendant in replevin, who avows the distress of the
goods, and justifies the taking. --Cowell.
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Avowed
(gcide) | Avow \A*vow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Avowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Avowing.] [F. avouver, fr. L. advocare to call to (whence
the meanings, to call upon as superior; recognize as lord,
own, confess); ad + vocare to call. See Advocate,
Avouch.]
1. To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to
own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles
or his crimes.
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Which I to be the of Israel's God
Avow, and challenge Dagon to the test. --Milton.
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2. (Law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See
Avowry. --Blackstone.
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Syn: To acknowledge; own; confess. See Confess.
[1913 Webster]Avowed \A*vowed"\, a.
Openly acknowledged or declared; admitted. -- A*vow"ed*ly,
adv.
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Avowedly
(gcide) | Avowed \A*vowed"\, a.
Openly acknowledged or declared; admitted. -- A*vow"ed*ly,
adv.
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avowedprenominal professedprenominal
(gcide) | declared \declared\ adj.
1. made known or openly avowed; as, their declared and their
covert objectives; a declared liberal. Opposite of
undeclared. [Narrower terms: {avowed(prenominal),
professed(prenominal)}]
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2. stated as fact; explicitly stated.
Syn: stated.
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Avowee
(gcide) | Avowee \A*vow`ee"\, n. [F. avou['e]. Cf. Advowee, Advocate,
n.]
The person who has a right to present to a benefice; the
patron; an advowee. See Advowson.
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Avower
(gcide) | Avower \A*vow"er\, n.
One who avows or asserts.
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Avowing
(gcide) | Avow \A*vow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Avowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Avowing.] [F. avouver, fr. L. advocare to call to (whence
the meanings, to call upon as superior; recognize as lord,
own, confess); ad + vocare to call. See Advocate,
Avouch.]
1. To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to
own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles
or his crimes.
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Which I to be the of Israel's God
Avow, and challenge Dagon to the test. --Milton.
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2. (Law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See
Avowry. --Blackstone.
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Syn: To acknowledge; own; confess. See Confess.
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Avowry
(gcide) | Avowry \A*vow"ry\, n. [OE. avouerie protection, authority, OF.
avouerie. See Avow to declare.]
1. An advocate; a patron; a patron saint. [Obs.]
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Let God alone be our avowry. --Latimer.
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2. The act of the distrainer of goods, who, in an action of
replevin, avows and justifies the taking in his own right.
--Blackstone.
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Note: When an action of replevin is brought, the distrainer
either makes avowry, that is, avours taking the
distress in his own right, or the right of his wife,
and states the reason if it, as for arrears of rent,
damage done, or the like; or makes cognizance, that is,
acknowledges the taking, but justifies in an another's
right, as his bailiff or servant.
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Avowtry
(gcide) | Avowtry \A*vow"try\, v. t.
Adultery. See Advoutry.
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Close vowel
(gcide) | Vowel \Vow"el\, n. [F. voyelle, or an OF. form without y, L.
vocalis (sc. littera), from vocalis sounding, from vox,
vocis, a voice, sound. See Vocal.] (Phon.)
A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by
resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each
case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character
or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a
consonant in that the latter, whether made with or without
vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind
of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or
character which represents such a sound. See Guide to
Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 5, 146-149.
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Note: In the English language, the written vowels are a, e,
i, o, u, and sometimes w and y. The spoken vowels are
much more numerous.
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Close vowel. See under Close, a.
Vowel point. See under Point, n.
[1913 Webster]Close \Close\ (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. Closer (kl[=o]"s[~e]r);
superl. Closest.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See
Close, v. t.]
1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
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From a close bower this dainty music flowed.
--Dryden.
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2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. "A
close prison." --Dickens.
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3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a
feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
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If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and
doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the
other maketh it exceeding unequal. --Bacon.
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4. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close
prisoner.
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5. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. "He
yet kept himself close because of Saul." --1 Chron. xii. 1
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"Her close intent." --Spenser.
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6. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. "For
secrecy, no lady closer." --Shak.
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7. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact;
as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as
applied to liquids.
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The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the
water made itself way through the pores of that very
close metal. --Locke.
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8. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. "Where the
original is close no version can reach it in the same
compass." --Dryden.
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9. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; --
often followed by to.
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Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall.
--Mortimer.
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The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very
close thing -- not a faint hearsay. --G. Eliot.
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10. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
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11. Intimate; familiar; confidential.
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League with you I seek
And mutual amity, so strait, so close,
That I with you must dwell, or you with me.
--Milton.
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12. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.
"A close contest." --Prescott.
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13. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close. --Bartlett.
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14. Parsimonious; stingy. "A crusty old fellow, as close as a
vise." --Hawthorne.
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15. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact;
strict; as, a close translation. --Locke.
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16. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating;
strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
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17. (Phon.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of
the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French,
Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.
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Close borough. See under Borough.
Close breeding. See under Breeding.
Close communion, communion in the Lord's supper, restricted
to those who have received baptism by immersion.
Close corporation, a body or corporation which fills its
own vacancies.
Close fertilization. (Bot.) See Fertilization.
Close harmony (Mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones
composing each chord are not widely distributed over
several octaves.
Close time, a fixed period during which killing game or
catching certain fish is prohibited by law.
Close vowel (Pron.), a vowel which is pronounced with a
diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of
the cavity of the mouth.
Close to the wind (Naut.), directed as nearly to the point
from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail;
closehauled; -- said of a vessel.
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Devow
(gcide) | Devow \De*vow"\, v. t. [F. d['e]vouer, L. devovere. See
Devote, v. t.]
1. To give up; to devote. [Obs.]
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2. [Cf. OF. desvoer. Cf. Disavow.] To disavow; to disclaim.
[Obs.] --G. Fletcher.
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Disavow
(gcide) | Disavow \Dis`a*vow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disavowed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Disavowing.] [F. d['e]savouer; pref. d['e]s- (L.
dis-) + avouer to avow. See Avow, and cf. Disavouch.]
1. To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to
deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to
disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement,
but he disavows the crime.
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A solemn promise made and disavowed. --Dryden.
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2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
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Yet can they never
Toss into air the freedom of my birth,
Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's. --Ford.
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disavowable
(gcide) | disavowable \disavowable\ adj.
able to be disavowed.
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Disavowal
(gcide) | Disavowal \Dis`a*vow"al\, n.
The act of disavowing, disclaiming, or disowning; rejection
and denial.
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An earnest disavowal of fear often proceeds from fear.
--Richardson.
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Disavowance
(gcide) | Disavowance \Dis`a*vow"ance\, n.
Disavowal. [Obs.] --South.
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Disavowed
(gcide) | Disavow \Dis`a*vow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disavowed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Disavowing.] [F. d['e]savouer; pref. d['e]s- (L.
dis-) + avouer to avow. See Avow, and cf. Disavouch.]
1. To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to
deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to
disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement,
but he disavows the crime.
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A solemn promise made and disavowed. --Dryden.
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2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
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Yet can they never
Toss into air the freedom of my birth,
Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's. --Ford.
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