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vow

1. vow \'vau.\ n [ME voew, fr. OF, fr. L votum, fr. neut. of votus, pp. of 
   ]vove-re to vow; akin to Gk euchesthai to pray, vow : a solemn promise or 
   assertion; specif : one by which a person bi nds himself to an act, 
   service, or condition
2. vow \'vau.(-*)r\ vt 1: to make as a vow  2: to bind or consecrate by a 
   vow  : to make a vow  - vow.er n
3. vow vb [ME vowen, short for avowen] : AVOW, DECLARE