different between avow vs guarantee
avow
English
Etymology
From Middle English avowen, from Old French avouer, from Latin advocare (“to call to, call upon, hence to call as a witness, defender, patron, or advocate”), from ad (“to”) + vocare (“to call”). Doublet of advoke, avouch, and advocate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??va?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Verb
avow (third-person singular simple present avows, present participle avowing, simple past and past participle avowed)
- (transitive) To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
- (transitive) To bind or devote by a vow.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wyclif to this entry?)
- (law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.
Antonyms
- disavow
Related terms
Translations
Noun
avow
- (obsolete) avowal
- without thy Knowledge and Avow
Further reading
- avow in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- avow in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- avow at OneLook Dictionary Search
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guarantee
English
Etymology
From Old French guarantie (perhaps via a later Spanish garante), from the verb guarantir (“to protect, assure, vouch for”), ultimately from Old Frankish *warjand, *warand (“a warrant”), or from guaranty. Doublet of guaranty and warranty.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??æ??n?ti?/
- (US) IPA(key): /??????n?ti?/
Noun
guarantee (plural guarantees)
- Anything that assures a certain outcome.
- A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.
- More specifically, a written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty
- The person to whom a guarantee is made.
- (colloquial) A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.
- But God who is the great Guarantee for the Peace , Order , and good behaviour of Mankind
Translations
Verb
guarantee (third-person singular simple present guarantees, present participle guaranteeing, simple past and past participle guaranteed)
- To give an assurance that something will be done right.
- To assume or take responsibility for a debt or other obligation.
- To make something certain.
- The long sunny days guarantee a good crop.
Synonyms
- assure
- warrant
Translations
Related terms
- guaranty
- guarantor
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