Available Definitions:
1) v. t. - To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles or his crimes.
2) v. t. - To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See Avowry .
3) n. - Avowal.
4) n. - To bind, or to devote, by a vow.
5) n. - A vow or determination.