[əˈvaʊtʃ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- affirm or assert
(e.g: the locket contains ringlets which he avouches to be relics of a Spanish girl)


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Origin:
late 15th century: from Old French avochier, from Latin advocare ‘summon in defence’, from ad- ‘to’ + vocare ‘to call’