avow
verb [ T ] formal uk/əˈvaʊ/ us/əˈvaʊ/
声明;宣称;承认
to admit something or say something publicly
[ + that ] He avowed that he regretted what he had done. 他承认对自己的所作所为感到后悔。
It is a society in which homosexuality is rarely avowed. 这样一个社会中,很少有人公开承认自己是同性恋。
Opposite: disavow