English → Latin
“avow” in Latin
profiteorto declare publicly, own (up to) or confess openly, acknowledge, avow, profess; to offer freely, promise; to profess, clcōnfiteorto confess, admit; to acknowledge, agree; to reveal, show
The English word avow itself goes back to Latin vocō, through advoco.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
avow
profiteri (to avow freely and fully, whether questioned or not): confiteri (to confess in consequence of questions, threats. etc.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for avow?
- The usual Latin words for “avow” are profiteor, cōnfiteor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.