<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to declare frankly or openly; assert; confess; admit: He avowed himself an opponent of all alliances.</li><li>Synonyms: profess, own, declare, affirm, acknowledge.</li><li>Antonyms: repudiate, disavow, deny.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>