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avouch
English
Etymology
From Old French avouchier, from Latin advoc?re, present active infinitive of advoc?. Doublet of advocate, advoke, and avow.
Verb
avouch (third-person singular simple present avouches, present participle avouching, simple past and past participle avouched)
- To declare freely and openly; to assert.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, A View of the Present State of Ireland, Dublin: Hibernia Press, 1809, p. 76,[1]
- Neither indeede would I have thought, that any such antiquities could have been avouched for the Irish, that maketh me the more to long to see some other of your observations, which you have gathered out of that country […]
- c. 1605, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act V, Scene 5,[2]
- If this which he avouches does appear,
- There is nor flying hence nor tarrying here.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, A View of the Present State of Ireland, Dublin: Hibernia Press, 1809, p. 76,[1]
- To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Deuteronomy 26:17-18,[3]
- Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice: And the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Deuteronomy 26:17-18,[3]
- To confirm or verify, to affirm the validity of.
- 1571, Arthur Golding, The Psalmes of David and others. With M. John Calvins Commentaries, “Epistle Dedicatorie,”[4]
- For ( […] as the sorowfull dooings of our present dayes do too certeinly avouch) greate men hurt not the common weale so much by beeing evil in respect of themselves, as by drawing others unto evil by their evil example.
- 1855, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity, London: John Murray, Volume 2, Book 4, Chapter 7, p. 159,[5]
- As a great public document, addressed to the whole Christian world by him who aspired to be the first ecclesiastic, we might be disposed to question its authenticity, if it were not avouched by the full evidence in its favour and its agreement with all the events of the period.
- 1571, Arthur Golding, The Psalmes of David and others. With M. John Calvins Commentaries, “Epistle Dedicatorie,”[4]
- To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority.
- 1628, Edward Coke, Institutes of the Lawes of England, Volume 1, Book 3, Chapter 5 “Of Estates upon Condition,” Section 350, p. 216,[6]
- And for proofe of their opinion they avouch many successions of authorities that no fee simple should passe before the condition performed.
- 1628, Edward Coke, Institutes of the Lawes of England, Volume 1, Book 3, Chapter 5 “Of Estates upon Condition,” Section 350, p. 216,[6]
Related terms
- avouchment
- vouch
Translations
Noun
avouch (uncountable)
- (obsolete) evidence; declaration
- c. 1600, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act I, Scene 1,[7]
- Before my God, I might not this believe
- Without the sensible and true avouch
- Of mine own eyes.
- c. 1600, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act I, Scene 1,[7]
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represent
English
Etymology 1
From Old French représenter, from Latin repraesent?.
Alternative forms
- repræsent (archaic)
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /??p.??.?z?nt/
Verb
represent (third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented)
- (transitive) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
- (transitive) To portray visually; to delineate
- (transitive) To portray by mimicry or acting; to act the part or character of
- Synonym: play
- (transitive) To stand or act in the place of; to perform the duties, exercise the rights, or otherwise act on behalf of
- (politics, transitive) To act as a representative of (a country, state, district etc.)
- (transitive) To portray to another using language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of
- (transitive) To give an account of; to describe.
- (transitive) To serve as a sign or symbol of
- (transitive) To bring a certain sensation of into the mind; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
- (transitive) To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something presentative, which was originally apprehended by direct presentation).
- (transitive) To constitute, to make up, to be an example of.
- (sports, transitive) To participate as a team member
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To constitute a good example or symbol of a group of people; to acquit oneself well.
- 1999, Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Still D.R.E.
- I'm representing for the gangsters all across the world.
- Still hitting them corners in them low lows girl.
- 1999, Dr. Dre featuring Snoop Dogg, Still D.R.E.
Synonyms
- (to constitute): form, make up; see also Thesaurus:compose
Derived terms
- under-represent, underrepresent
Related terms
- representability
- representable
- representation
- representative
Translations
Etymology 2
re- +? present.
Alternative forms
- re-present
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i(?).p??.?z?nt/
Verb
represent (third-person singular simple present represents, present participle representing, simple past and past participle represented)
- (medicine) To present again, for instance for medical attention.
Related terms
- representation
Further reading
- represent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- represent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- represent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- presenter, repenters
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