English-Thai Dictionary

avouch for

PHRV รับรอง  รับประกัน  vouch for rab-rong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AVOUCH

v.t.[L. voco, advoco. See Voice. ] 1. To affirm; to declare or assert with positiveness.
2. To produce or call in; to affirm in favor of, maintain or support.
Such antiquities could be avouched for the Irish.
3. To maintain, vindicate or justify.

 

AVOUCH

n.Evidence; testimony; declaration. [Little used. ]

 

AVOUCHABLE

a.That may be avouched. [Little used. ]

 

AVOUCHED

pp. Affirmed; maintained; called in to support.

 

AVOUCHER

n.One who avouches.

 

AVOUCHING

ppr. Affirming; calling in to maintain; vindicating.

 

AVOUCHMENT

n.Declaration; the act of avouching.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AVOUCH

A *vouch ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Avouched (p. pr. & vb. n. Avouching. ]Etym: [OF. avochier, LL. advocare to recognize the existence of a thing, to advocate, fr. L. advocare to call to; ad + vocare to call. Cf. Avow to declare, Advocate, and see Vouch, v. t.]

 

1. To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority. [Obs. ] They avouch many successions of authorities. Coke.

 

2. To maintain a just or true; to vouch for. We might be disposed to question its authencity, it if were not avouched by the full evidence. Milman.

 

3. To declare or assert positively and as matter of fact; to affirm openly. If this which he avouches does appear. Shak. Such antiquities could have been avouched for the Irish. Spenser.

 

4. To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to sanction. Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God. Deut. xxvi. 17.

 

AVOUCH

AVOUCH A *vouch ", n.

 

Defn: Evidence; declaration. [Obs. ] The sensible and true avouch Of mine own eyes. Shak.

 

AVOUCHABLE

AVOUCHABLE A *vouch "a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Capable of being avouched.

 

AVOUCHER

AVOUCHER A *vouch "er, n.

 

Defn: One who avouches.

 

AVOUCHMENT

AVOUCHMENT A *vouch "ment, n.

 

Defn: The act of avouching; positive declaration. [Obs. ] Milton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

avouch

a vouch |əˈvouCH əˈvaʊtʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic affirm or assert. DERIVATIVES a vouch ment noun ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French avochier, from Latin advocare ‘summon in defense, ’ from ad- ‘to ’ + vocare ‘to call. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

avouch

avouch |əˈvaʊtʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] archaic affirm or assert. DERIVATIVES avouchment noun ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French avochier, from Latin advocare ‘summon in defence ’, from ad- ‘to ’ + vocare ‘to call ’.