SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
avouch
verb
To state positively or affirm as true.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Affirm positively
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Usage distinction
Return to topAvouch is formal and uncommon; vouch for emphasizes supporting someone else's reliability or a claim's truth.
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See avouch in use
The witness was prepared to avouch the accuracy of his account.
The desk volunteer could avouch that she had placed the sheet in a blue folder, having done so herself.
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