avouch
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Before my God, I might not this believe, without the sensible and true avouch of mine own eyes.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020
For every averment they had "the sensible and true avouch of their own eyes" and ears.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll
Avow and avouch take a direct object; aver is followed by a conjunction: a man avows his faith, avouches a deed, avers that he was present.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by James Champlin Fernald
"But you avouch for this? a mistake would be terrible."
From Silent Struggles by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens
It is true—that I avouch, and the certainty of it has sickened me at heart.
From The Shepherd's Calendar Volume I (of II) by James Hogg
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