{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/common-crossword-themes/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"These Common Themes Will Help You Solve Your Crossword","content":{"topicLabel":"Games"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/common-themes-will-help-you-solve-your-crossword-20251124.jpg","description":"Crack the code of crossword puzzles with our handy tips. Sharpen your skills and fill in those blanks with confidence and a bit of fun!","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/do-you-know-these-tech-terms-throughout-history","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"do-you-know-these-tech-terms-throughout-history","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/what-makes-a-word-funny/","text":"Why Do Some Words Sound So Funny?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/cool-words-about-words/","text":"Portmanteau and Other Cool Words About How We Use Words"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/tree-names-types-of-trees-tree-species/","text":"15 Fascinating Tree Names, Types of Trees, and Tree Species"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/what-are-the-major-punctuation-marks/","text":"Carets & Pipes: The Difference Between Punctuation and Typographical Symbols"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/shakespeare/","text":"Words Popularized by Shakespeare That We Still Use"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/trends-in-education-from-personalized-learning-to-gamification/","text":"Trends in Education: From Personalized Learning to Gamification"}],"topicLabel":"Education"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/turkey/","text":"Which Turkey Came First: The Bird or the Country?"}],"topicLabel":"Holidays 🦃"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/sagittarius-words/","text":"Do These Words Best Describe a Sagittarius?"}],"topicLabel":"Astrology ♐"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"M_ksAV763WkycQ4CUCy6T","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6752354-33","sentence":"And then there’s politics, stirred by the presence of Molly, an avowed Irish nationalist.","source":{"sourceName":"The Wall Street Journal","publicationDate":"2025-11-20T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-11-20T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/film/family-reunions-on-criterion-in-time-for-the-holidays-20c8a702","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Zachary Barnes","title":"‘Family Reunions’ on Criterion, in Time for the Holidays"},"offsets":[64,70]},{"id":"6743615-1","sentence":"Tucker Carlson conceded to start a new interview with the avowed white nationalist Nick Fuentes.","source":{"sourceName":"Salon","publicationDate":"2025-10-29T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-29T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.salon.com/2025/10/29/tucker-carlsons-crash-out-is-charlie-kirks-legacy/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Sophia Tesfaye","title":"Tucker Carlson’s crash out is Charlie Kirk’s legacy"},"offsets":[58,64]},{"id":"6742330-12","sentence":"ExxonMobil contends that the legislative history shows that the bills seek to “place disproportionate blame on companies like ExxonMobil for being large and for the avowed purpose of spurring public opprobrium,” according to the lawsuit.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-10-25T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-25T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-10-25/exxonmobil-lawsuit-california-greenhouse-emissions","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Doug Smith, Susanne Rust","title":"Exxon sues California over new laws requiring corporate climate disclosures"},"offsets":[165,171]},{"id":"6732745-34","sentence":"In addition to his crypto chops and avowed support for constitutional originalism, he has been an ardent defender of religious liberty and an opponent of affirmative action.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-09-23T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-09-23T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-23/eric-tung-trump-9th-circuit","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Sonja Sharp","title":"Trump taps 'Tough Patriot' — L.A. lawyer known for crypto, guns — as 9th Circuit judge"},"offsets":[36,42]},{"id":"6732737-22","sentence":"Watters did not mention Borysenko’s avowed support for the far-right, including her stated belief that “fascism might actually be our only option to actually defeat the left.”","source":{"sourceName":"Salon","publicationDate":"2025-09-23T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-09-23T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.salon.com/2025/09/23/fox-news-expert-on-the-left-says-hitler-went-to-heaven/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Russell Payne","title":"Fox News \"expert\" says Hitler went to heaven - Salon.com"},"offsets":[36,42]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"avow"},"requestId":"Pn86Jk2C4x2c5aMRUMbc1","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"accept","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"receive by agreeing, consenting","slug":"accept","synonyms":[{"headword":"accede","slug":"accede"},{"headword":"acknowledge","slug":"acknowledge"},{"headword":"acquiesce","slug":"acquiesce"},{"headword":"admit","slug":"admit"},{"headword":"adopt","slug":"adopt"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"agree to","slug":"agree-to"},{"headword":"approve","slug":"approve"},{"headword":"assent","slug":"assent"},{"headword":"assume","slug":"assume"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"bear","slug":"bear"},{"headword":"buy","slug":"buy"},{"headword":"check out","slug":"check-out"},{"headword":"comply","slug":"comply"},{"headword":"concur with","slug":"concur-with"},{"headword":"cooperate with","slug":"cooperate-with"},{"headword":"give stamp of approval","slug":"give-stamp-of-approval"},{"headword":"give the go-ahead","slug":"give-the-go-ahead"},{"headword":"give the green light","slug":"give-the-green-light"},{"headword":"give the nod","slug":"give-the-nod"},{"headword":"go for","slug":"go-for"},{"headword":"lap up","slug":"lap-up"},{"headword":"okay","slug":"okay"},{"headword":"recognize","slug":"recognize"},{"headword":"rubber-stamp","slug":"rubber-stamp"},{"headword":"set store by","slug":"set-store-by"},{"headword":"sign","slug":"sign"},{"headword":"sign off on","slug":"sign-off-on"},{"headword":"take on","slug":"take-on"},{"headword":"take one up on","slug":"take-one-up-on"},{"headword":"thumbs-up","slug":"thumbs-up"},{"headword":"undertake","slug":"undertake"}]},{"headword":"acknowledge","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"admit truth or reality of something","slug":"acknowledge","synonyms":[{"headword":"accede","slug":"accede"},{"headword":"accept","slug":"accept"},{"headword":"acquiesce","slug":"acquiesce"},{"headword":"allow","slug":"allow"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"come clean","slug":"come-clean"},{"headword":"come out of closet","slug":"come-out-of-closet"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"cop a plea","slug":"cop-a-plea"},{"headword":"crack","slug":"crack"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"fess up","slug":"fess-up"},{"headword":"get off chest","slug":"get-off-chest"},{"headword":"grant","slug":"grant"},{"headword":"let on","slug":"let-on"},{"headword":"open up","slug":"open-up"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"recognize","slug":"recognize"},{"headword":"yield","slug":"yield"}]},{"headword":"acknowledges","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"admit truth or reality of something","slug":"acknowledges","synonyms":[{"headword":"accede","slug":"accede"},{"headword":"accept","slug":"accept"},{"headword":"acquiesce","slug":"acquiesce"},{"headword":"allow","slug":"allow"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"come clean","slug":"come-clean"},{"headword":"come out of closet","slug":"come-out-of-closet"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"cop a plea","slug":"cop-a-plea"},{"headword":"crack","slug":"crack"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"fess up","slug":"fess-up"},{"headword":"get off chest","slug":"get-off-chest"},{"headword":"grant","slug":"grant"},{"headword":"let on","slug":"let-on"},{"headword":"open up","slug":"open-up"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"recognize","slug":"recognize"},{"headword":"yield","slug":"yield"}]},{"headword":"admit","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"confess, acknowledge","slug":"admit","synonyms":[{"headword":"accept","slug":"accept"},{"headword":"accord","slug":"accord"},{"headword":"acquiesce","slug":"acquiesce"},{"headword":"adopt","slug":"adopt"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"agree","slug":"agree"},{"headword":"allow","slug":"allow"},{"headword":"approve","slug":"approve"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"bare","slug":"bare"},{"headword":"bring to light","slug":"bring-to-light"},{"headword":"communicate","slug":"communicate"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"concur","slug":"concur"},{"headword":"confide","slug":"confide"},{"headword":"confirm","slug":"confirm"},{"headword":"consent","slug":"consent"},{"headword":"cop a plea","slug":"cop-a-plea"},{"headword":"credit","slug":"credit"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"disclose","slug":"disclose"},{"headword":"divulge","slug":"divulge"},{"headword":"enumerate","slug":"enumerate"},{"headword":"expose","slug":"expose"},{"headword":"go into details","slug":"go-into-details"},{"headword":"grant","slug":"grant"},{"headword":"indicate","slug":"indicate"},{"headword":"let","slug":"let"},{"headword":"let on","slug":"let-on"},{"headword":"make known","slug":"make-known"},{"headword":"narrate","slug":"narrate"},{"headword":"number","slug":"number"},{"headword":"open up","slug":"open-up"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"own up","slug":"own-up"},{"headword":"permit","slug":"permit"},{"headword":"proclaim","slug":"proclaim"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"recite","slug":"recite"},{"headword":"recognize","slug":"recognize"},{"headword":"relate","slug":"relate"},{"headword":"reveal","slug":"reveal"},{"headword":"spill","slug":"spill"},{"headword":"subscribe to","slug":"subscribe-to"},{"headword":"talk","slug":"talk"},{"headword":"tell","slug":"tell"},{"headword":"tolerate","slug":"tolerate"},{"headword":"uncover","slug":"uncover"},{"headword":"unveil","slug":"unveil"},{"headword":"yield","slug":"yield"}]},{"headword":"admits","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"confess, acknowledge","slug":"admits","synonyms":[{"headword":"accept","slug":"accept"},{"headword":"accord","slug":"accord"},{"headword":"acquiesce","slug":"acquiesce"},{"headword":"adopt","slug":"adopt"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"agree","slug":"agree"},{"headword":"allow","slug":"allow"},{"headword":"approve","slug":"approve"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"bare","slug":"bare"},{"headword":"bring to light","slug":"bring-to-light"},{"headword":"communicate","slug":"communicate"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"concur","slug":"concur"},{"headword":"confide","slug":"confide"},{"headword":"confirm","slug":"confirm"},{"headword":"consent","slug":"consent"},{"headword":"cop a plea","slug":"cop-a-plea"},{"headword":"credit","slug":"credit"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"disclose","slug":"disclose"},{"headword":"divulge","slug":"divulge"},{"headword":"enumerate","slug":"enumerate"},{"headword":"expose","slug":"expose"},{"headword":"go into details","slug":"go-into-details"},{"headword":"grant","slug":"grant"},{"headword":"indicate","slug":"indicate"},{"headword":"let","slug":"let"},{"headword":"let on","slug":"let-on"},{"headword":"make known","slug":"make-known"},{"headword":"narrate","slug":"narrate"},{"headword":"number","slug":"number"},{"headword":"open up","slug":"open-up"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"own up","slug":"own-up"},{"headword":"permit","slug":"permit"},{"headword":"proclaim","slug":"proclaim"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"recite","slug":"recite"},{"headword":"recognize","slug":"recognize"},{"headword":"relate","slug":"relate"},{"headword":"reveal","slug":"reveal"},{"headword":"spill","slug":"spill"},{"headword":"subscribe to","slug":"subscribe-to"},{"headword":"talk","slug":"talk"},{"headword":"tell","slug":"tell"},{"headword":"tolerate","slug":"tolerate"},{"headword":"uncover","slug":"uncover"},{"headword":"unveil","slug":"unveil"},{"headword":"yield","slug":"yield"}]},{"headword":"affirm","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"declare the truth of something","slug":"affirm","synonyms":[{"headword":"assert","slug":"assert"},{"headword":"asseverate","slug":"asseverate"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avouch","slug":"avouch"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"certify","slug":"certify"},{"headword":"cinch","slug":"cinch"},{"headword":"clinch","slug":"clinch"},{"headword":"confirm","slug":"confirm"},{"headword":"cross heart","slug":"cross-heart"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"guarantee","slug":"guarantee"},{"headword":"have a lock on","slug":"have-a-lock-on"},{"headword":"ice","slug":"ice"},{"headword":"insist","slug":"insist"},{"headword":"lock up","slug":"lock-up"},{"headword":"maintain","slug":"maintain"},{"headword":"nail down","slug":"nail-down"},{"headword":"okay","slug":"okay"},{"headword":"predicate","slug":"predicate"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"pronounce","slug":"pronounce"},{"headword":"put on ice","slug":"put-on-ice"},{"headword":"ratify","slug":"ratify"},{"headword":"repeat","slug":"repeat"},{"headword":"rubber-stamp","slug":"rubber-stamp"},{"headword":"say so","slug":"say-so"},{"headword":"set","slug":"set"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"swear","slug":"swear"},{"headword":"swear on bible","slug":"swear-on-bible"},{"headword":"swear up and down","slug":"swear-up-and-down"},{"headword":"testify","slug":"testify"},{"headword":"vouch","slug":"vouch"},{"headword":"witness","slug":"witness"}]},{"headword":"affirms","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"declare the truth of something","slug":"affirms","synonyms":[{"headword":"assert","slug":"assert"},{"headword":"asseverate","slug":"asseverate"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avouch","slug":"avouch"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"certify","slug":"certify"},{"headword":"cinch","slug":"cinch"},{"headword":"clinch","slug":"clinch"},{"headword":"confirm","slug":"confirm"},{"headword":"cross heart","slug":"cross-heart"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"guarantee","slug":"guarantee"},{"headword":"have a lock on","slug":"have-a-lock-on"},{"headword":"ice","slug":"ice"},{"headword":"insist","slug":"insist"},{"headword":"lock up","slug":"lock-up"},{"headword":"maintain","slug":"maintain"},{"headword":"nail down","slug":"nail-down"},{"headword":"okay","slug":"okay"},{"headword":"predicate","slug":"predicate"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"pronounce","slug":"pronounce"},{"headword":"put on ice","slug":"put-on-ice"},{"headword":"ratify","slug":"ratify"},{"headword":"repeat","slug":"repeat"},{"headword":"rubber-stamp","slug":"rubber-stamp"},{"headword":"say so","slug":"say-so"},{"headword":"set","slug":"set"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"swear","slug":"swear"},{"headword":"swear on bible","slug":"swear-on-bible"},{"headword":"swear up and down","slug":"swear-up-and-down"},{"headword":"testify","slug":"testify"},{"headword":"vouch","slug":"vouch"},{"headword":"witness","slug":"witness"}]},{"headword":"allege","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"assert; claim","slug":"allege","synonyms":[{"headword":"adduce","slug":"adduce"},{"headword":"advance","slug":"advance"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"asseverate","slug":"asseverate"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avouch","slug":"avouch"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"charge","slug":"charge"},{"headword":"cite","slug":"cite"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"depose","slug":"depose"},{"headword":"maintain","slug":"maintain"},{"headword":"offer","slug":"offer"},{"headword":"present","slug":"present"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"put forward","slug":"put-forward"},{"headword":"recite","slug":"recite"},{"headword":"recount","slug":"recount"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"testify","slug":"testify"}]},{"headword":"alleging","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"assert; claim","slug":"alleging","synonyms":[{"headword":"adduce","slug":"adduce"},{"headword":"advance","slug":"advance"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"asservate"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avouch","slug":"avouch"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"charge","slug":"charge"},{"headword":"cite","slug":"cite"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"depose","slug":"depose"},{"headword":"lay","slug":"lay"},{"headword":"maintain","slug":"maintain"},{"headword":"offer","slug":"offer"},{"headword":"plead","slug":"plead"},{"headword":"present","slug":"present"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"put forward","slug":"put-forward"},{"headword":"recite","slug":"recite"},{"headword":"recount","slug":"recount"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"testify","slug":"testify"}]},{"headword":"allow","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"admit; acknowledge","slug":"allow","synonyms":[{"headword":"acquiesce","slug":"acquiesce"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"grant","slug":"grant"},{"headword":"let on","slug":"let-on"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"}]},{"headword":"allows","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"admit; acknowledge","slug":"allows","synonyms":[{"headword":"acquiesce","slug":"acquiesce"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"grant","slug":"grant"},{"headword":"let on","slug":"let-on"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"}]},{"headword":"assert","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"insist, declare, maintain","slug":"assert","synonyms":[{"headword":"advance","slug":"advance"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"allege","slug":"allege"},{"headword":"argue","slug":"argue"},{"headword":"asseverate","slug":"asseverate"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avouch","slug":"avouch"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"cite","slug":"cite"},{"headword":"claim","slug":"claim"},{"headword":"contend","slug":"contend"},{"headword":"defend","slug":"defend"},{"headword":"justify","slug":"justify"},{"headword":"predicate","slug":"predicate"},{"headword":"press","slug":"press"},{"headword":"proclaim","slug":"proclaim"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"pronounce","slug":"pronounce"},{"headword":"protest","slug":"protest"},{"headword":"put forward","slug":"put-forward"},{"headword":"say","slug":"say"},{"headword":"stand up for","slug":"stand-up-for"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"stress","slug":"stress"},{"headword":"swear","slug":"swear"},{"headword":"uphold","slug":"uphold"},{"headword":"warrant","slug":"warrant"}]},{"headword":"asserting","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"insist, declare, maintain","slug":"asserting","synonyms":[{"headword":"advance","slug":"advance"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"allege","slug":"allege"},{"headword":"argue","slug":"argue"},{"headword":"asservate"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avouch","slug":"avouch"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"butt in","slug":"butt-in"},{"headword":"cite","slug":"cite"},{"headword":"claim","slug":"claim"},{"headword":"contend","slug":"contend"},{"headword":"defend","slug":"defend"},{"headword":"horn in","slug":"horn-in"},{"headword":"justify","slug":"justify"},{"headword":"mouth off","slug":"mouth-off"},{"headword":"pop off","slug":"pop-off"},{"headword":"predicate","slug":"predicate"},{"headword":"press","slug":"press"},{"headword":"proclaim","slug":"proclaim"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"pronounce","slug":"pronounce"},{"headword":"protest","slug":"protest"},{"headword":"put forward","slug":"put-forward"},{"headword":"say","slug":"say"},{"headword":"shoot off one's mouth","slug":"shoot-off-ones-mouth"},{"headword":"shoot one's wad","slug":"shoot-ones-wad"},{"headword":"stand up for","slug":"stand-up-for"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"stress","slug":"stress"},{"headword":"swear","slug":"swear"},{"headword":"uphold","slug":"uphold"},{"headword":"vindicate","slug":"vindicate"},{"headword":"warrant","slug":"warrant"}]},{"headword":"asserts","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"insist, declare, maintain","slug":"asserts","synonyms":[{"headword":"advance","slug":"advance"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"allege","slug":"allege"},{"headword":"argue","slug":"argue"},{"headword":"asservate"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avouch","slug":"avouch"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"butt in","slug":"butt-in"},{"headword":"cite","slug":"cite"},{"headword":"claim","slug":"claim"},{"headword":"contend","slug":"contend"},{"headword":"defend","slug":"defend"},{"headword":"horn in","slug":"horn-in"},{"headword":"justify","slug":"justify"},{"headword":"mouth off","slug":"mouth-off"},{"headword":"pop off","slug":"pop-off"},{"headword":"predicate","slug":"predicate"},{"headword":"press","slug":"press"},{"headword":"proclaim","slug":"proclaim"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"pronounce","slug":"pronounce"},{"headword":"protest","slug":"protest"},{"headword":"put forward","slug":"put-forward"},{"headword":"say","slug":"say"},{"headword":"shoot off one's mouth","slug":"shoot-off-ones-mouth"},{"headword":"shoot one's wad","slug":"shoot-ones-wad"},{"headword":"stand up for","slug":"stand-up-for"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"stress","slug":"stress"},{"headword":"swear","slug":"swear"},{"headword":"uphold","slug":"uphold"},{"headword":"vindicate","slug":"vindicate"},{"headword":"warrant","slug":"warrant"}]},{"headword":"asseverate","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"state categorically","slug":"asseverate","synonyms":[{"headword":"allege","slug":"allege"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"promise","slug":"promise"}]},{"headword":"avouch","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"assert","slug":"avouch","synonyms":[{"headword":"admit","slug":"admit"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"announce","slug":"announce"},{"headword":"argue","slug":"argue"},{"headword":"asseverate","slug":"asseverate"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"certify","slug":"certify"},{"headword":"claim","slug":"claim"},{"headword":"contend","slug":"contend"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"hold","slug":"hold"},{"headword":"maintain","slug":"maintain"},{"headword":"say","slug":"say"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"swear","slug":"swear"},{"headword":"verify","slug":"verify"}]},{"headword":"certify","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"declare as true","slug":"certify","synonyms":[{"headword":"accredit","slug":"accredit"},{"headword":"approve","slug":"approve"},{"headword":"ascertain","slug":"ascertain"},{"headword":"assure","slug":"assure"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"authenticate","slug":"authenticate"},{"headword":"authorize","slug":"authorize"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"commission","slug":"commission"},{"headword":"confirm","slug":"confirm"},{"headword":"corroborate","slug":"corroborate"},{"headword":"endorse","slug":"endorse"},{"headword":"guarantee","slug":"guarantee"},{"headword":"license","slug":"license"},{"headword":"notify","slug":"notify"},{"headword":"okay","slug":"okay"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"reassure","slug":"reassure"},{"headword":"rubber-stamp","slug":"rubber-stamp"},{"headword":"sanction","slug":"sanction"},{"headword":"show","slug":"show"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"swear","slug":"swear"},{"headword":"testify","slug":"testify"},{"headword":"validate","slug":"validate"},{"headword":"verify","slug":"verify"},{"headword":"vouch","slug":"vouch"},{"headword":"witness","slug":"witness"}]},{"headword":"concede","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"acknowledge, give in","slug":"concede","synonyms":[{"headword":"accept","slug":"accept"},{"headword":"accord","slug":"accord"},{"headword":"admit","slug":"admit"},{"headword":"allow","slug":"allow"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"award","slug":"award"},{"headword":"bury the hatchet","slug":"bury-the-hatchet"},{"headword":"capitulate","slug":"capitulate"},{"headword":"cave in","slug":"cave-in"},{"headword":"cede","slug":"cede"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"cry uncle","slug":"cry-uncle"},{"headword":"ditto","slug":"ditto"},{"headword":"fess up","slug":"fess-up"},{"headword":"fold","slug":"fold"},{"headword":"give up","slug":"give-up"},{"headword":"go along with","slug":"go-along-with"},{"headword":"go with the flow","slug":"go-with-the-flow"},{"headword":"grant","slug":"grant"},{"headword":"hand over","slug":"hand-over"},{"headword":"knuckle under","slug":"knuckle-under"},{"headword":"let on","slug":"let-on"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"own up","slug":"own-up"},{"headword":"play ball with","slug":"play-ball-with"},{"headword":"quit","slug":"quit"},{"headword":"relinquish","slug":"relinquish"},{"headword":"say uncle","slug":"say-uncle"},{"headword":"surrender","slug":"surrender"},{"headword":"throw in the towel","slug":"throw-in-the-towel"},{"headword":"waive","slug":"waive"},{"headword":"yes one","slug":"yes-one"},{"headword":"yield","slug":"yield"}]},{"headword":"confess","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"admit, confirm","slug":"confess","synonyms":[{"headword":"acknowledge","slug":"acknowledge"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"allow","slug":"allow"},{"headword":"assert","slug":"assert"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"blow","slug":"blow"},{"headword":"blurt out","slug":"blurt-out"},{"headword":"chirp","slug":"chirp"},{"headword":"clue in","slug":"clue-in"},{"headword":"come clean","slug":"come-clean"},{"headword":"come out","slug":"come-out"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confide","slug":"confide"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"disclose","slug":"disclose"},{"headword":"divulge","slug":"divulge"},{"headword":"dump on","slug":"dump-on"},{"headword":"evince","slug":"evince"},{"headword":"finger","slug":"finger"},{"headword":"fink","slug":"fink"},{"headword":"grant","slug":"grant"},{"headword":"humble oneself","slug":"humble-oneself"},{"headword":"leak","slug":"leak"},{"headword":"let on","slug":"let-on"},{"headword":"level with","slug":"level-with"},{"headword":"make clean breast of","slug":"make-clean-breast-of"},{"headword":"manifest","slug":"manifest"},{"headword":"narrate","slug":"narrate"},{"headword":"open one's heart","slug":"open-ones-heart"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"own up","slug":"own-up"},{"headword":"post","slug":"post"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"prove","slug":"prove"},{"headword":"rat on","slug":"rat-on"},{"headword":"recognize","slug":"recognize"},{"headword":"relate","slug":"relate"},{"headword":"reveal","slug":"reveal"},{"headword":"sing","slug":"sing"},{"headword":"snitch","slug":"snitch"},{"headword":"sound off","slug":"sound-off"},{"headword":"spill the beans","slug":"spill-the-beans"},{"headword":"spit out","slug":"spit-out"},{"headword":"squeal","slug":"squeal"},{"headword":"tip hand","slug":"tip-hand"},{"headword":"unload","slug":"unload"},{"headword":"vent","slug":"vent"},{"headword":"weasel","slug":"weasel"}]},{"headword":"confesses","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"admit, confirm","slug":"confesses","synonyms":[{"headword":"acknowledge","slug":"acknowledge"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"allow","slug":"allow"},{"headword":"assert","slug":"assert"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"blow","slug":"blow"},{"headword":"blurt out","slug":"blurt-out"},{"headword":"chirp","slug":"chirp"},{"headword":"clue in","slug":"clue-in"},{"headword":"come clean","slug":"come-clean"},{"headword":"come out","slug":"come-out"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confide","slug":"confide"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"disclose","slug":"disclose"},{"headword":"divulge","slug":"divulge"},{"headword":"dump on","slug":"dump-on"},{"headword":"evince","slug":"evince"},{"headword":"finger","slug":"finger"},{"headword":"fink","slug":"fink"},{"headword":"grant","slug":"grant"},{"headword":"humble oneself","slug":"humble-oneself"},{"headword":"leak","slug":"leak"},{"headword":"let on","slug":"let-on"},{"headword":"level with","slug":"level-with"},{"headword":"make clean breast of","slug":"make-clean-breast-of"},{"headword":"manifest","slug":"manifest"},{"headword":"narrate","slug":"narrate"},{"headword":"open one's heart","slug":"open-ones-heart"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"own up","slug":"own-up"},{"headword":"post","slug":"post"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"prove","slug":"prove"},{"headword":"rat on","slug":"rat-on"},{"headword":"recognize","slug":"recognize"},{"headword":"relate","slug":"relate"},{"headword":"reveal","slug":"reveal"},{"headword":"sing","slug":"sing"},{"headword":"snitch","slug":"snitch"},{"headword":"sound off","slug":"sound-off"},{"headword":"spill the beans","slug":"spill-the-beans"},{"headword":"spit out","slug":"spit-out"},{"headword":"squeal","slug":"squeal"},{"headword":"tip hand","slug":"tip-hand"},{"headword":"unload","slug":"unload"},{"headword":"vent","slug":"vent"},{"headword":"weasel","slug":"weasel"}]},{"headword":"contend","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"claim, assert","slug":"contend","synonyms":[{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"allege","slug":"allege"},{"headword":"assert","slug":"assert"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"blast","slug":"blast"},{"headword":"charge","slug":"charge"},{"headword":"claim","slug":"claim"},{"headword":"come at","slug":"come-at"},{"headword":"cross","slug":"cross"},{"headword":"debate","slug":"debate"},{"headword":"defend","slug":"defend"},{"headword":"dictate","slug":"dictate"},{"headword":"dispute","slug":"dispute"},{"headword":"enjoin","slug":"enjoin"},{"headword":"fly in face of","slug":"fly-in-face-of"},{"headword":"gang up on","slug":"gang-up-on"},{"headword":"go at","slug":"go-at"},{"headword":"have at","slug":"have-at"},{"headword":"have bone to pick","slug":"have-bone-to-pick"},{"headword":"hold","slug":"hold"},{"headword":"insist","slug":"insist"},{"headword":"jump on","slug":"jump-on"},{"headword":"justify","slug":"justify"},{"headword":"lace into","slug":"lace-into"},{"headword":"lay into","slug":"lay-into"},{"headword":"let have it","slug":"let-have-it"},{"headword":"light into","slug":"light-into"},{"headword":"lock horns with","slug":"lock-horns-with"},{"headword":"maintain","slug":"maintain"},{"headword":"mix","slug":"mix"},{"headword":"mix it up","slug":"mix-it-up"},{"headword":"prescribe","slug":"prescribe"},{"headword":"put up argument","slug":"put-up-argument"},{"headword":"report","slug":"report"},{"headword":"rip","slug":"rip"},{"headword":"say","slug":"say"},{"headword":"set to","slug":"set-to"},{"headword":"sock it to one","slug":"sock-it-to-one"},{"headword":"stick it to","slug":"stick-it-to"},{"headword":"take on","slug":"take-on"},{"headword":"tell","slug":"tell"},{"headword":"urge","slug":"urge"},{"headword":"vindicate","slug":"vindicate"},{"headword":"warrant","slug":"warrant"},{"headword":"zap","slug":"zap"}]},{"headword":"contends","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"argue","slug":"contends","synonyms":[{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"allege","slug":"allege"},{"headword":"assert","slug":"assert"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"blast","slug":"blast"},{"headword":"charge","slug":"charge"},{"headword":"claim","slug":"claim"},{"headword":"come at","slug":"come-at"},{"headword":"cross","slug":"cross"},{"headword":"debate","slug":"debate"},{"headword":"defend","slug":"defend"},{"headword":"dictate","slug":"dictate"},{"headword":"dispute","slug":"dispute"},{"headword":"enjoin","slug":"enjoin"},{"headword":"fly in face of","slug":"fly-in-face-of"},{"headword":"gang up on","slug":"gang-up-on"},{"headword":"go at","slug":"go-at"},{"headword":"have at","slug":"have-at"},{"headword":"have bone to pick","slug":"have-bone-to-pick"},{"headword":"hold","slug":"hold"},{"headword":"insist","slug":"insist"},{"headword":"jump on","slug":"jump-on"},{"headword":"justify","slug":"justify"},{"headword":"lace into","slug":"lace-into"},{"headword":"lay into","slug":"lay-into"},{"headword":"let have it","slug":"let-have-it"},{"headword":"light into","slug":"light-into"},{"headword":"lock horns with","slug":"lock-horns-with"},{"headword":"maintain","slug":"maintain"},{"headword":"mix","slug":"mix"},{"headword":"mix it up","slug":"mix-it-up"},{"headword":"prescribe","slug":"prescribe"},{"headword":"put up argument","slug":"put-up-argument"},{"headword":"report","slug":"report"},{"headword":"rip","slug":"rip"},{"headword":"say","slug":"say"},{"headword":"set to","slug":"set-to"},{"headword":"sock it to one","slug":"sock-it-to-one"},{"headword":"stick it to","slug":"stick-it-to"},{"headword":"take on","slug":"take-on"},{"headword":"tell","slug":"tell"},{"headword":"urge","slug":"urge"},{"headword":"vindicate","slug":"vindicate"},{"headword":"warrant","slug":"warrant"},{"headword":"zap","slug":"zap"}]},{"headword":"declare","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"make known clearly or officially","slug":"declare","synonyms":[{"headword":"acknowledge","slug":"acknowledge"},{"headword":"advance","slug":"advance"},{"headword":"advocate","slug":"advocate"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"allegate","slug":"allegate"},{"headword":"allege","slug":"allege"},{"headword":"announce","slug":"announce"},{"headword":"argue","slug":"argue"},{"headword":"assert","slug":"assert"},{"headword":"asseverate","slug":"asseverate"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"be positive","slug":"be-positive"},{"headword":"blaze","slug":"blaze"},{"headword":"bring forward","slug":"bring-forward"},{"headword":"certify","slug":"certify"},{"headword":"cite","slug":"cite"},{"headword":"claim","slug":"claim"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"confirm","slug":"confirm"},{"headword":"contend","slug":"contend"},{"headword":"convey","slug":"convey"},{"headword":"demonstrate","slug":"demonstrate"},{"headword":"disclose","slug":"disclose"},{"headword":"enunciate","slug":"enunciate"},{"headword":"give out"},{"headword":"inform","slug":"inform"},{"headword":"insist","slug":"insist"},{"headword":"maintain","slug":"maintain"},{"headword":"manifest","slug":"manifest"},{"headword":"notify","slug":"notify"},{"headword":"pass","slug":"pass"},{"headword":"proclaim","slug":"proclaim"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"promulgate","slug":"promulgate"},{"headword":"pronounce","slug":"pronounce"},{"headword":"propound","slug":"propound"},{"headword":"publish","slug":"publish"},{"headword":"put forward","slug":"put-forward"},{"headword":"reaffirm","slug":"reaffirm"},{"headword":"reassert","slug":"reassert"},{"headword":"render","slug":"render"},{"headword":"repeat","slug":"repeat"},{"headword":"reveal","slug":"reveal"},{"headword":"set forth","slug":"set-forth"},{"headword":"show","slug":"show"},{"headword":"sound","slug":"sound"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"stress","slug":"stress"},{"headword":"swear","slug":"swear"},{"headword":"tell","slug":"tell"},{"headword":"testify","slug":"testify"},{"headword":"validate","slug":"validate"},{"headword":"vouch","slug":"vouch"}]},{"headword":"declare","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"claim as possession","slug":"declare","synonyms":[{"headword":"acknowledge","slug":"acknowledge"},{"headword":"admit","slug":"admit"},{"headword":"avouch","slug":"avouch"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"convey","slug":"convey"},{"headword":"disclose","slug":"disclose"},{"headword":"divulge","slug":"divulge"},{"headword":"impart","slug":"impart"},{"headword":"indicate","slug":"indicate"},{"headword":"manifest","slug":"manifest"},{"headword":"notify","slug":"notify"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"represent","slug":"represent"},{"headword":"reveal","slug":"reveal"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"swear","slug":"swear"}]},{"headword":"disclose","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"reveal, make public","slug":"disclose","synonyms":[{"headword":"acknowledge","slug":"acknowledge"},{"headword":"admit","slug":"admit"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"bare","slug":"bare"},{"headword":"betray","slug":"betray"},{"headword":"blab","slug":"blab"},{"headword":"bring to light","slug":"bring-to-light"},{"headword":"broadcast","slug":"broadcast"},{"headword":"come out of the closet","slug":"come-out-of-the-closet"},{"headword":"communicate","slug":"communicate"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"discover","slug":"discover"},{"headword":"display","slug":"display"},{"headword":"divulge","slug":"divulge"},{"headword":"exhibit","slug":"exhibit"},{"headword":"expose","slug":"expose"},{"headword":"give away","slug":"give-away"},{"headword":"impart","slug":"impart"},{"headword":"lay bare","slug":"lay-bare"},{"headword":"leak","slug":"leak"},{"headword":"let slip","slug":"let-slip"},{"headword":"make known","slug":"make-known"},{"headword":"mouth","slug":"mouth"},{"headword":"open","slug":"open"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"publish","slug":"publish"},{"headword":"relate","slug":"relate"},{"headword":"reveal","slug":"reveal"},{"headword":"show","slug":"show"},{"headword":"snitch","slug":"snitch"},{"headword":"spill","slug":"spill"},{"headword":"spill the beans","slug":"spill-the-beans"},{"headword":"squeal","slug":"squeal"},{"headword":"tell","slug":"tell"},{"headword":"uncover","slug":"uncover"},{"headword":"unfurl","slug":"unfurl"},{"headword":"unveil","slug":"unveil"},{"headword":"utter","slug":"utter"}]},{"headword":"fess up","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"acknowledge","slug":"fess-up","synonyms":[{"headword":"admit","slug":"admit"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"own up to","slug":"own-up-to"},{"headword":"recognize","slug":"recognize"},{"headword":"support","slug":"support"}]},{"headword":"fessed up","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"acknowledge","slug":"fessed-up","synonyms":[{"headword":"admit","slug":"admit"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"own up to","slug":"own-up-to"},{"headword":"recognize","slug":"recognize"},{"headword":"support","slug":"support"}]},{"headword":"grant","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"authorize, allow","slug":"grant","synonyms":[{"headword":"accede","slug":"accede"},{"headword":"accept","slug":"accept"},{"headword":"accord","slug":"accord"},{"headword":"acknowledge","slug":"acknowledge"},{"headword":"acquiesce","slug":"acquiesce"},{"headword":"admit","slug":"admit"},{"headword":"agree to","slug":"agree-to"},{"headword":"allocate","slug":"allocate"},{"headword":"allot","slug":"allot"},{"headword":"assign","slug":"assign"},{"headword":"assume","slug":"assume"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"award","slug":"award"},{"headword":"bestow","slug":"bestow"},{"headword":"bless","slug":"bless"},{"headword":"cede","slug":"cede"},{"headword":"come across","slug":"come-across"},{"headword":"come around","slug":"come-around"},{"headword":"come through","slug":"come-through"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confer","slug":"confer"},{"headword":"consent to","slug":"consent-to"},{"headword":"convey","slug":"convey"},{"headword":"donate","slug":"donate"},{"headword":"drop","slug":"drop"},{"headword":"gift with","slug":"gift-with"},{"headword":"give","slug":"give"},{"headword":"give a thumbs-up","slug":"give-a-thumbs-up"},{"headword":"give in","slug":"give-in"},{"headword":"give out"},{"headword":"give the nod","slug":"give-the-nod"},{"headword":"go along with","slug":"go-along-with"},{"headword":"impart","slug":"impart"},{"headword":"invest","slug":"invest"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"own up","slug":"own-up"},{"headword":"permit","slug":"permit"},{"headword":"present","slug":"present"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"relinquish","slug":"relinquish"},{"headword":"shake on","slug":"shake-on"},{"headword":"sign off on","slug":"sign-off-on"},{"headword":"sign on","slug":"sign-on"},{"headword":"stake","slug":"stake"},{"headword":"suppose","slug":"suppose"},{"headword":"surrender","slug":"surrender"},{"headword":"transfer","slug":"transfer"},{"headword":"transmit","slug":"transmit"},{"headword":"vouchsafe","slug":"vouchsafe"},{"headword":"yield","slug":"yield"}]},{"headword":"let on","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"acknowledge, admit","slug":"let-on","synonyms":[{"headword":"allow","slug":"allow"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"betray","slug":"betray"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"disclose","slug":"disclose"},{"headword":"divulge","slug":"divulge"},{"headword":"give away","slug":"give-away"},{"headword":"grant","slug":"grant"},{"headword":"hint","slug":"hint"},{"headword":"imply","slug":"imply"},{"headword":"indicate","slug":"indicate"},{"headword":"let out","slug":"let-out"},{"headword":"make known","slug":"make-known"},{"headword":"mouth","slug":"mouth"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"own up","slug":"own-up"},{"headword":"reveal","slug":"reveal"},{"headword":"say","slug":"say"},{"headword":"spill","slug":"spill"},{"headword":"suggest","slug":"suggest"},{"headword":"tell","slug":"tell"},{"headword":"uncover","slug":"uncover"},{"headword":"unveil","slug":"unveil"}]},{"headword":"letting on","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"acknowledge, admit","slug":"letting-on","synonyms":[{"headword":"allow","slug":"allow"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"betray","slug":"betray"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"disclose","slug":"disclose"},{"headword":"divulge","slug":"divulge"},{"headword":"give away","slug":"give-away"},{"headword":"grant","slug":"grant"},{"headword":"hint","slug":"hint"},{"headword":"imply","slug":"imply"},{"headword":"indicate","slug":"indicate"},{"headword":"let out","slug":"let-out"},{"headword":"make known","slug":"make-known"},{"headword":"mouth","slug":"mouth"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"own up","slug":"own-up"},{"headword":"reveal","slug":"reveal"},{"headword":"say","slug":"say"},{"headword":"spill","slug":"spill"},{"headword":"suggest","slug":"suggest"},{"headword":"tell","slug":"tell"},{"headword":"uncover","slug":"uncover"},{"headword":"unveil","slug":"unveil"}]},{"headword":"maintain","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"assert, claim; argue for","slug":"maintain","synonyms":[{"headword":"advocate","slug":"advocate"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"allege","slug":"allege"},{"headword":"asseverate","slug":"asseverate"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"back","slug":"back"},{"headword":"champion","slug":"champion"},{"headword":"contend","slug":"contend"},{"headword":"correct","slug":"correct"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"defend","slug":"defend"},{"headword":"emphasize","slug":"emphasize"},{"headword":"fight for","slug":"fight-for"},{"headword":"hold","slug":"hold"},{"headword":"insist","slug":"insist"},{"headword":"justify","slug":"justify"},{"headword":"persist","slug":"persist"},{"headword":"plead for","slug":"plead-for"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"protest","slug":"protest"},{"headword":"rectify","slug":"rectify"},{"headword":"report","slug":"report"},{"headword":"right","slug":"right"},{"headword":"say","slug":"say"},{"headword":"stand by","slug":"stand-by"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"stress","slug":"stress"},{"headword":"uphold","slug":"uphold"},{"headword":"vindicate","slug":"vindicate"}]},{"headword":"maintains","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"assert, claim; argue for","slug":"maintains","synonyms":[{"headword":"advocate","slug":"advocate"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"allege","slug":"allege"},{"headword":"asseverate","slug":"asseverate"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"back","slug":"back"},{"headword":"champion","slug":"champion"},{"headword":"contend","slug":"contend"},{"headword":"correct","slug":"correct"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"defend","slug":"defend"},{"headword":"emphasize","slug":"emphasize"},{"headword":"fight for","slug":"fight-for"},{"headword":"hold","slug":"hold"},{"headword":"insist","slug":"insist"},{"headword":"justify","slug":"justify"},{"headword":"persist","slug":"persist"},{"headword":"plead for","slug":"plead-for"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"protest","slug":"protest"},{"headword":"rectify","slug":"rectify"},{"headword":"report","slug":"report"},{"headword":"right","slug":"right"},{"headword":"say","slug":"say"},{"headword":"stand by","slug":"stand-by"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"stress","slug":"stress"},{"headword":"uphold","slug":"uphold"},{"headword":"vindicate","slug":"vindicate"}]},{"headword":"own","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"acknowledge, admit","slug":"own","synonyms":[{"headword":"allow","slug":"allow"},{"headword":"assent to","slug":"assent-to"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"come clean","slug":"come-clean"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"disclose","slug":"disclose"},{"headword":"grant","slug":"grant"},{"headword":"let on","slug":"let-on"},{"headword":"make clean breast of","slug":"make-clean-breast-of"},{"headword":"own up","slug":"own-up"},{"headword":"recognize","slug":"recognize"},{"headword":"tell the truth","slug":"tell-the-truth"}]},{"headword":"owns","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"acknowledge, admit","slug":"owns","synonyms":[{"headword":"allow","slug":"allow"},{"headword":"assent to","slug":"assent-to"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"come clean","slug":"come-clean"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"disclose","slug":"disclose"},{"headword":"grant","slug":"grant"},{"headword":"let on","slug":"let-on"},{"headword":"make clean breast of","slug":"make-clean-breast-of"},{"headword":"own up","slug":"own-up"},{"headword":"recognize","slug":"recognize"},{"headword":"tell the truth","slug":"tell-the-truth"}]},{"headword":"profess","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"declare, assert","slug":"profess","synonyms":[{"headword":"acknowledge","slug":"acknowledge"},{"headword":"act as if","slug":"act-as-if"},{"headword":"admit","slug":"admit"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"allege","slug":"allege"},{"headword":"announce","slug":"announce"},{"headword":"asseverate","slug":"asseverate"},{"headword":"aver","slug":"aver"},{"headword":"avouch","slug":"avouch"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"blow hot air","slug":"blow-hot-air"},{"headword":"certify","slug":"certify"},{"headword":"claim","slug":"claim"},{"headword":"come out","slug":"come-out"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"confirm","slug":"confirm"},{"headword":"constate","slug":"constate"},{"headword":"croon","slug":"croon"},{"headword":"cross heart","slug":"cross-heart"},{"headword":"depose","slug":"depose"},{"headword":"dissemble","slug":"dissemble"},{"headword":"fake","slug":"fake"},{"headword":"feign","slug":"feign"},{"headword":"get off chest","slug":"get-off-chest"},{"headword":"get on soapbox","slug":"get-on-soapbox"},{"headword":"maintain","slug":"maintain"},{"headword":"make out","slug":"make-out"},{"headword":"open up","slug":"open-up"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"own up","slug":"own-up"},{"headword":"predicate","slug":"predicate"},{"headword":"pretend","slug":"pretend"},{"headword":"proclaim","slug":"proclaim"},{"headword":"purport","slug":"purport"},{"headword":"say so","slug":"say-so"},{"headword":"sing","slug":"sing"},{"headword":"soapbox","slug":"soapbox"},{"headword":"spiel","slug":"spiel"},{"headword":"spout","slug":"spout"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"stump","slug":"stump"},{"headword":"swear on bible","slug":"swear-on-bible"},{"headword":"swear up and down","slug":"swear-up-and-down"},{"headword":"talk big","slug":"talk-big"},{"headword":"vouch","slug":"vouch"}]},{"headword":"protest","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"complain, disapprove; argue against","slug":"protest","synonyms":[{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"assert","slug":"assert"},{"headword":"asseverate","slug":"asseverate"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"avouch","slug":"avouch"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"back-talk"},{"headword":"be against","slug":"be-against"},{"headword":"be displeased by","slug":"be-displeased-by"},{"headword":"blast","slug":"blast"},{"headword":"buck","slug":"buck"},{"headword":"combat","slug":"combat"},{"headword":"constate","slug":"constate"},{"headword":"contend","slug":"contend"},{"headword":"cry out","slug":"cry-out"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"demonstrate","slug":"demonstrate"},{"headword":"demur","slug":"demur"},{"headword":"disagree","slug":"disagree"},{"headword":"except","slug":"except"},{"headword":"expostulate","slug":"expostulate"},{"headword":"fight","slug":"fight"},{"headword":"holler","slug":"holler"},{"headword":"howl","slug":"howl"},{"headword":"insist","slug":"insist"},{"headword":"inveigh against","slug":"inveigh-against"},{"headword":"kick","slug":"kick"},{"headword":"maintain","slug":"maintain"},{"headword":"make a stink","slug":"make-a-stink"},{"headword":"object","slug":"object"},{"headword":"oppose","slug":"oppose"},{"headword":"predicate","slug":"predicate"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"put up a fight","slug":"put-up-a-fight"},{"headword":"rebel","slug":"rebel"},{"headword":"remonstrate","slug":"remonstrate"},{"headword":"resist","slug":"resist"},{"headword":"revolt","slug":"revolt"},{"headword":"say no","slug":"say-no"},{"headword":"sound off","slug":"sound-off"},{"headword":"squawk","slug":"squawk"},{"headword":"stage a walkout","slug":"stage-a-walkout"},{"headword":"take exception","slug":"take-exception"},{"headword":"testify","slug":"testify"},{"headword":"thumbs-down","slug":"thumbs-down"}]},{"headword":"protested","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"complain, disapprove; argue against","slug":"protested","synonyms":[{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"assert","slug":"assert"},{"headword":"asseverate","slug":"asseverate"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"avouch","slug":"avouch"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"back-talk"},{"headword":"be against","slug":"be-against"},{"headword":"be displeased by","slug":"be-displeased-by"},{"headword":"blast","slug":"blast"},{"headword":"buck","slug":"buck"},{"headword":"combat","slug":"combat"},{"headword":"constate","slug":"constate"},{"headword":"contend","slug":"contend"},{"headword":"cry out","slug":"cry-out"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"demonstrate","slug":"demonstrate"},{"headword":"demur","slug":"demur"},{"headword":"disagree","slug":"disagree"},{"headword":"except","slug":"except"},{"headword":"expostulate","slug":"expostulate"},{"headword":"fight","slug":"fight"},{"headword":"holler","slug":"holler"},{"headword":"howl","slug":"howl"},{"headword":"insist","slug":"insist"},{"headword":"inveigh against","slug":"inveigh-against"},{"headword":"kick","slug":"kick"},{"headword":"maintain","slug":"maintain"},{"headword":"make a stink","slug":"make-a-stink"},{"headword":"object","slug":"object"},{"headword":"oppose","slug":"oppose"},{"headword":"predicate","slug":"predicate"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"put up a fight","slug":"put-up-a-fight"},{"headword":"rebel","slug":"rebel"},{"headword":"remonstrate","slug":"remonstrate"},{"headword":"resist","slug":"resist"},{"headword":"revolt","slug":"revolt"},{"headword":"say no","slug":"say-no"},{"headword":"sound off","slug":"sound-off"},{"headword":"squawk","slug":"squawk"},{"headword":"take exception","slug":"take-exception"},{"headword":"testify","slug":"testify"},{"headword":"thumbs down","slug":"thumbs-down"}]},{"headword":"recognize","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"acknowledge, understand;","slug":"recognize","synonyms":[{"headword":"admit","slug":"admit"},{"headword":"agree","slug":"agree"},{"headword":"allow","slug":"allow"},{"headword":"appreciate","slug":"appreciate"},{"headword":"approve accept","slug":"approve-accept"},{"headword":"assent","slug":"assent"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"be aware of","slug":"be-aware-of"},{"headword":"comprehend","slug":"comprehend"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"grant","slug":"grant"},{"headword":"greet","slug":"greet"},{"headword":"honor","slug":"honor"},{"headword":"make","slug":"make"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"perceive","slug":"perceive"},{"headword":"realize","slug":"realize"},{"headword":"respect","slug":"respect"},{"headword":"salute","slug":"salute"},{"headword":"sanction","slug":"sanction"},{"headword":"see","slug":"see"}]},{"headword":"recognizes","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"acknowledge, understand;","slug":"recognizes","synonyms":[{"headword":"admit","slug":"admit"},{"headword":"agree","slug":"agree"},{"headword":"allow","slug":"allow"},{"headword":"appreciate","slug":"appreciate"},{"headword":"approve accept","slug":"approve-accept"},{"headword":"assent","slug":"assent"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"be aware of","slug":"be-aware-of"},{"headword":"comprehend","slug":"comprehend"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"grant","slug":"grant"},{"headword":"greet","slug":"greet"},{"headword":"honor","slug":"honor"},{"headword":"make","slug":"make"},{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},{"headword":"perceive","slug":"perceive"},{"headword":"realize","slug":"realize"},{"headword":"respect","slug":"respect"},{"headword":"salute","slug":"salute"},{"headword":"sanction","slug":"sanction"},{"headword":"see","slug":"see"}]},{"headword":"reveal","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"disclose, tell","slug":"reveal","synonyms":[{"headword":"acknowledge","slug":"acknowledge"},{"headword":"admit","slug":"admit"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"announce","slug":"announce"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"betray","slug":"betray"},{"headword":"break the news","slug":"break-the-news"},{"headword":"bring out into open","slug":"bring-out-into-open"},{"headword":"bring to light","slug":"bring-to-light"},{"headword":"broadcast","slug":"broadcast"},{"headword":"come out with","slug":"come-out-with"},{"headword":"communicate","slug":"communicate"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"divulge","slug":"divulge"},{"headword":"explain","slug":"explain"},{"headword":"expose","slug":"expose"},{"headword":"get out of system","slug":"get-out-of-system"},{"headword":"give away","slug":"give-away"},{"headword":"give out"},{"headword":"give the low-down","slug":"give-the-low-down"},{"headword":"impart","slug":"impart"},{"headword":"inform","slug":"inform"},{"headword":"leak","slug":"leak"},{"headword":"let cat out of the bag","slug":"let-cat-out-of-the-bag"},{"headword":"let fall","slug":"let-fall"},{"headword":"let on","slug":"let-on"},{"headword":"let out","slug":"let-out"},{"headword":"let slip","slug":"let-slip"},{"headword":"make known","slug":"make-known"},{"headword":"make plain","slug":"make-plain"},{"headword":"make public","slug":"make-public"},{"headword":"notify","slug":"notify"},{"headword":"proclaim","slug":"proclaim"},{"headword":"publish","slug":"publish"},{"headword":"put cards on table","slug":"put-cards-on-table"},{"headword":"report","slug":"report"},{"headword":"talk","slug":"talk"},{"headword":"tell","slug":"tell"},{"headword":"unfold","slug":"unfold"},{"headword":"utter","slug":"utter"}]},{"headword":"reveals","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"disclose, tell","slug":"reveals","synonyms":[{"headword":"acknowledge","slug":"acknowledge"},{"headword":"admit","slug":"admit"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"announce","slug":"announce"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"betray","slug":"betray"},{"headword":"break the news","slug":"break-the-news"},{"headword":"bring out into open","slug":"bring-out-into-open"},{"headword":"bring to light","slug":"bring-to-light"},{"headword":"broadcast","slug":"broadcast"},{"headword":"come out with","slug":"come-out-with"},{"headword":"communicate","slug":"communicate"},{"headword":"concede","slug":"concede"},{"headword":"confess","slug":"confess"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"divulge","slug":"divulge"},{"headword":"explain","slug":"explain"},{"headword":"expose","slug":"expose"},{"headword":"get out of system","slug":"get-out-of-system"},{"headword":"give away","slug":"give-away"},{"headword":"give out"},{"headword":"give the low-down","slug":"give-the-low-down"},{"headword":"impart","slug":"impart"},{"headword":"inform","slug":"inform"},{"headword":"leak","slug":"leak"},{"headword":"let cat out of the bag","slug":"let-cat-out-of-the-bag"},{"headword":"let fall","slug":"let-fall"},{"headword":"let on","slug":"let-on"},{"headword":"let out","slug":"let-out"},{"headword":"let slip","slug":"let-slip"},{"headword":"make known","slug":"make-known"},{"headword":"make plain","slug":"make-plain"},{"headword":"make public","slug":"make-public"},{"headword":"notify","slug":"notify"},{"headword":"proclaim","slug":"proclaim"},{"headword":"publish","slug":"publish"},{"headword":"put cards on table","slug":"put-cards-on-table"},{"headword":"report","slug":"report"},{"headword":"talk","slug":"talk"},{"headword":"tell","slug":"tell"},{"headword":"unfold","slug":"unfold"},{"headword":"utter","slug":"utter"}]},{"headword":"swear","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"declare under oath","slug":"swear","synonyms":[{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"assert","slug":"assert"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"covenant","slug":"covenant"},{"headword":"cross one's heart","slug":"cross-ones-heart"},{"headword":"depend on","slug":"depend-on"},{"headword":"depose","slug":"depose"},{"headword":"give one's word","slug":"give-ones-word"},{"headword":"give witness","slug":"give-witness"},{"headword":"have confidence in","slug":"have-confidence-in"},{"headword":"maintain","slug":"maintain"},{"headword":"make an affidavit","slug":"make-an-affidavit"},{"headword":"pledge oneself","slug":"pledge-oneself"},{"headword":"plight","slug":"plight"},{"headword":"promise","slug":"promise"},{"headword":"rely on","slug":"rely-on"},{"headword":"say so","slug":"say-so"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"state under oath","slug":"state-under-oath"},{"headword":"swear by","slug":"swear-by"},{"headword":"swear to God","slug":"swear-to-god"},{"headword":"swear up and down","slug":"swear-up-and-down"},{"headword":"take an oath","slug":"take-an-oath"},{"headword":"testify","slug":"testify"},{"headword":"trust","slug":"trust"},{"headword":"vouch","slug":"vouch"},{"headword":"vow","slug":"vow"},{"headword":"warrant","slug":"warrant"}]},{"headword":"swore","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"declare under oath","slug":"swore","synonyms":[{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"assert","slug":"assert"},{"headword":"attest","slug":"attest"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"covenant","slug":"covenant"},{"headword":"cross one's heart","slug":"cross-ones-heart"},{"headword":"depend on","slug":"depend-on"},{"headword":"depose","slug":"depose"},{"headword":"give one's word","slug":"give-ones-word"},{"headword":"give witness","slug":"give-witness"},{"headword":"have confidence in","slug":"have-confidence-in"},{"headword":"maintain","slug":"maintain"},{"headword":"make an affidavit","slug":"make-an-affidavit"},{"headword":"pledge oneself","slug":"pledge-oneself"},{"headword":"plight","slug":"plight"},{"headword":"promise","slug":"promise"},{"headword":"rely on","slug":"rely-on"},{"headword":"say so","slug":"say-so"},{"headword":"state","slug":"state"},{"headword":"state under oath","slug":"state-under-oath"},{"headword":"swear by","slug":"swear-by"},{"headword":"swear to God","slug":"swear-to-god"},{"headword":"swear up and down","slug":"swear-up-and-down"},{"headword":"take an oath","slug":"take-an-oath"},{"headword":"testify","slug":"testify"},{"headword":"trust","slug":"trust"},{"headword":"vouch","slug":"vouch"},{"headword":"vow","slug":"vow"},{"headword":"warrant","slug":"warrant"}]},{"headword":"vouch","partOfSpeech":"verb","shortDefinition":"give assurance","slug":"vouch","synonyms":[{"headword":"act as a witness","slug":"act-as-a-witness"},{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},{"headword":"answer for","slug":"answer-for"},{"headword":"assert","slug":"assert"},{"headword":"asseverate","slug":"asseverate"},{"headword":"assure","slug":"assure"},{"headword":"attest to","slug":"attest-to"},{"headword":"avert","slug":"avert"},{"headword":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"headword":"back","slug":"back"},{"headword":"be responsible for","slug":"be-responsible-for"},{"headword":"bear testimony","slug":"bear-testimony"},{"headword":"certify","slug":"certify"},{"headword":"confirm","slug":"confirm"},{"headword":"contend","slug":"contend"},{"headword":"corroborate","slug":"corroborate"},{"headword":"cosign","slug":"cosign"},{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},{"headword":"get behind","slug":"get-behind"},{"headword":"give an affidavit","slug":"give-an-affidavit"},{"headword":"guarantee","slug":"guarantee"},{"headword":"maintain","slug":"maintain"},{"headword":"okay","slug":"okay"},{"headword":"predicate","slug":"predicate"},{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},{"headword":"prove","slug":"prove"},{"headword":"put forth","slug":"put-forth"},{"headword":"rubber-stamp","slug":"rubber-stamp"},{"headword":"say so","slug":"say-so"},{"headword":"sign for","slug":"sign-for"},{"headword":"sponsor","slug":"sponsor"},{"headword":"stand up for","slug":"stand-up-for"},{"headword":"substantiate","slug":"substantiate"},{"headword":"support","slug":"support"},{"headword":"swear to","slug":"swear-to"},{"headword":"swear up and down","slug":"swear-up-and-down"},{"headword":"testify","slug":"testify"},{"headword":"uphold","slug":"uphold"},{"headword":"verify","slug":"verify"},{"headword":"vow","slug":"vow"},{"headword":"warrant","slug":"warrant"},{"headword":"witness","slug":"witness"}]}],"slug":"avow"},"meta":{"arg":"avow","requestId":"Cn-wn4wRq-Id4QkWDhEec","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:56:05Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"avow","standardForm":"avow"},"id":"6097f8050000000119000c35","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:56:05Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"avow","groups":["a","o","v","w"],"numLetters":4,"reverse":"wova","subwordTokens":["avow","vow","ow","w"]},"normalizedLetter":"a","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"antonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"conceal","id":"6097fb4900000002960023d5","slug":"conceal"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"condemn","id":"6097fb490000000296004147","slug":"condemn"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"contradict","id":"6097fb58000000005100e781","slug":"contradict"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"deny","id":"6097fb7200000003520051e7","slug":"deny"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"disavow","id":"6097fb7f00000000ba004b8b","slug":"disavow"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"dispute","id":"6097fb8c000000023400d2be","slug":"dispute"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"dissent","id":"6097fb8c000000023400e415","slug":"dissent"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"hide","id":"6097f68300000000e000af64","slug":"hide"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"ignore","id":"6097f691000000005600c21d","slug":"ignore"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"refuse","id":"6097f790000000024600d4c6","slug":"refuse"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"reject","id":"6097f790000000024600fa3c","slug":"reject"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"repudiate","id":"6097f7900000000246007afc","slug":"repudiate"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"veto","id":"6097f889000000016500844e","slug":"veto"},"similarity":-50},{"entry":{"headword":"censure","id":"6097fae400000000d20049d9","slug":"censure"},"similarity":-10},{"entry":{"headword":"disclaim","id":"6097fb7f00000000ba005b6f","slug":"disclaim"},"similarity":-10},{"entry":{"headword":"disown","id":"6097fb8c000000023400b9ac","slug":"disown"},"similarity":-10},{"entry":{"headword":"renounce","id":"6097f7900000000246004934","slug":"renounce"},"similarity":-10}],"id":"6097f8050000000119000c3a","ordinal":1,"shortText":"state; profess","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"acknowledge","id":"6097f6570000000324000549","slug":"acknowledge"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"admit","id":"6097f65700000003240052d4","slug":"admit"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"affirm","id":"6097f66300000003d50085f7","slug":"affirm"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"allow","id":"6097f66300000003d500e7c9","slug":"allow"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"assert","id":"6097f80500000001190085b0","slug":"assert"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"aver","id":"6097f80500000001190003dc","slug":"aver"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"avouch","id":"6097f8050000000119000bbd","slug":"avouch"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"concede","id":"6097fb4900000002960025af","slug":"concede"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"confess","id":"6097fb49000000029600550b","slug":"confess"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"declare","id":"6097fb72000000035200be2a","slug":"declare"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"grant","id":"6097fbff000000010300e81e","slug":"grant"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"maintain","id":"6097f6e600000002200092eb","slug":"maintain"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"proclaim","id":"6097f7690000000087003a40","slug":"proclaim"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"swear","id":"6097f831000000033b0081af","slug":"swear"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"cross one's heart","id":"6097fb64000000021500dda2","slug":"cross-ones-heart"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"own up","id":"6097f73a00000001eb00dd97","slug":"own-up"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"swear on bible","id":"6097f831000000033b008383","slug":"swear-on-bible"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"swear up and down","id":"6097f831000000033b0083e7","slug":"swear-up-and-down"},"similarity":10}]}],"id":"6097f805bb1f88f7c11ce7d9","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"verb"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"5568074700000000bb0074f8","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"A08/A0853400/A0853400.flac","mpeg":"A08/A0853400/A0853400.mp3","ogg":"A08/A0853400/A0853400.ogg","wav":"A08/A0853400/A0853400.wav"},"id":"5568074700000000bb0074f9","ipa":{"text":"əˈvaʊ"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[3,4,5],"html":"uh-vou","italicIndices":[0,1],"text":"uh-vou"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"avow","source":"random-house","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"avow","requestId":"N5Ciqo4EIxbCVTe-n-l3F","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:29:27Z","derivedFormSets":[{"derivedForms":[{"form":"avowable","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"a·vowa·ble"}],"partOfSpeech":"adjective"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"avower","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"a·vower"}],"partOfSpeech":"noun"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"reavow","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"rea·vow"}],"partOfSpeech":"verb-transitive"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"unavowable","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"una·vowa·ble"}],"partOfSpeech":"adjective"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"unavowableness","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"una·vowa·ble·ness"}],"partOfSpeech":"noun"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"unavowably","ordinal":1,"syllabicForm":"una·vowa·bly"}],"partOfSpeech":"adverb"}],"headword":{"normalizedForm":"avow","standardForm":"avow","syllabicForm":"a·vow"},"id":"5568074700000000bb0074f4","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:29:27Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"avow","groups":["a","o","v","w"],"numLetters":4,"reverse":"wova","subwordTokens":["avow","vow","ow","w"]},"normalizedLetter":"a","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"5568074700000000bb007506","source":"dcom","text":"First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English avowen, from Old French avoue(r), from Latin advocāre; advocate","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"antonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"repudiate","slug":"repudiate"},"targetId":"55680da0000000037f00c016"},{"entry":{"headword":"disavow","slug":"disavow"},"targetId":"5568092700000000f300d284"},{"entry":{"headword":"deny","slug":"deny"},"targetId":"55680910000000017d00b352"}],"crossReferences":[{"targetDefinition":{"id":"5568074700000000bb00c036","ordinal":1,"text":"to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver."},"targetEntry":{"headword":"assert","id":"5568074700000000bb00c028","slug":"assert"}},{"targetDefinition":{"id":"5568088100000003c600bef9","ordinal":1,"text":"to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation."},"targetEntry":{"headword":"confess","id":"5568088100000003c600beeb","slug":"confess"}},{"targetDefinition":{"id":"556806cf000000024c00fc49","ordinal":7,"text":"to acknowledge; confess."},"targetEntry":{"headword":"admit","id":"556806cf000000024c00fc2b","slug":"admit"}}],"examples":[{"sentence":"He avowed himself an opponent of all alliances."}],"id":"5568074700000000bb007502","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"profess","slug":"profess"},"targetId":"55680d5100000001c10092e1"},{"entry":{"headword":"own","slug":"own"},"targetId":"55680cae000000004d00fe39"},{"entry":{"headword":"declare","slug":"declare"},"targetId":"556808f50000000203001448"},{"entry":{"headword":"affirm","slug":"affirm"},"targetId":"556806cf000000024c0046bd"},{"entry":{"headword":"acknowledge","slug":"acknowledge"},"targetId":"556806cf000000024c009943"}],"text":"to declare frankly or openly; assert; confess; admit."}],"id":"5568074700000000bb0074ff","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"verb-transitive"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"5568074700000000bb0074f8","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"A08/A0853400/A0853400.flac","mpeg":"A08/A0853400/A0853400.mp3","ogg":"A08/A0853400/A0853400.ogg","wav":"A08/A0853400/A0853400.wav"},"id":"5568074700000000bb0074f9","ipa":{"text":"əˈvaʊ"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[3,4,5],"html":"uh-vou","italicIndices":[0,1],"text":"uh-vou"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"avow","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-10-31T18:24:05Z","derivedFormSets":[{"derivedForms":[{"form":"avowable"}],"partOfSpeech":"adjective"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"avowal"}],"partOfSpeech":"noun"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"avower"}],"partOfSpeech":"noun"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"avowedly"}],"partOfSpeech":"adverb"},{"derivedForms":[{"form":"avowed"}],"partOfSpeech":"adjective"}],"headword":{"normalizedForm":"avow","standardForm":"avow"},"id":"4ccdb44571b91dfbbf000dc5","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-10-31T18:24:05Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"avow","groups":["a","o","v","w"],"numLetters":4,"reverse":"wova","subwordTokens":["avow","vow","ow","w"]},"normalizedLetter":"a","ordinal":1,"origin":{"source":"collins","text":"C13: from Old French avouer to confess, from Latin advocāre to appeal to, call upon; see _avouch , _advocate","type":"etymology"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4caf6f170b0691241b6c5b54","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"to state or affirm"},{"id":"4ce022aa1645b2d98387ad94","ordinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"General:General_Language:General_Language_Term","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"to admit openly"},{"id":"4c73cab694f7ac8e2475e918","label":"rare","ordinal":3,"tags":[{"tag":"Social_Science_and_History:Law","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"law to justify or maintain (some action taken)"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"verb"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"əˈvaʊd"}}]},{"ordinal":2,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"əˈvaʊ"}}]},{"ordinal":3,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"əˈvaʊɪdlɪ"}}]}],"slug":"avow","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"}],"meta":{"arg":"avow","requestId":"sMcT5JbnvzUKRaTLFdny_","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"displayForm":"alow","slug":"alow"},{"displayForm":"avo","slug":"avo"},{"displayForm":"vow","slug":"vow"},{"displayForm":"Davos","slug":"davos"},{"displayForm":"avoid","slug":"avoid"},{"displayForm":"Avon","slug":"avon"},{"displayForm":"Bow","slug":"bow"},{"displayForm":"Chow","slug":"chow"},{"displayForm":"Crow","slug":"crow"},{"displayForm":"Dow","slug":"dow"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"avow","slug":"avow"},{"displayForm":"vow","slug":"vow"},{"displayForm":"aglow","slug":"aglow"},{"displayForm":"allow","slug":"allow"},{"displayForm":"arrow","slug":"arrow"},{"displayForm":"avion","slug":"avion"},{"displayForm":"avoid","slug":"avoid"},{"displayForm":"favor","slug":"favor"},{"displayForm":"havoc","slug":"havoc"},{"displayForm":"savor","slug":"savor"},{"displayForm":"savoy","slug":"savoy"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"avow"},"requestId":"hLEoboQG0SgfXaFHnF_L-","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

avow

Example Sentences

Related Words