to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
"Before God I swear I am innocent"
admit openly and bluntly make no bones about
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A man's opinion of danger varies at different times, in consequence of an irregular tide of animal spirits; and he is actuated by considerations which he dares not avow. [ Smollett ]
He that aspires to be the head of a party will find it more difficult to please his friends than to perplex his foes. He must often act from false reasons, which are weak, because he dares not avow the true reasons, which are strong. [ Colton ]
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