Confidently state (4)
(Other definitions for avow that I've seen before include "Assert, swear" , "Admit openly" , "State openly" , "Declare - affirm" , "Assert/confess openly" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">confidently state</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for aver that I've seen before include "Declare positively" , "Prove to be true" , "Declare < old cattle" , "Maintain - state" , "Profess" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">confidently state</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for assert that I've seen before include "Aver, maintain" , "Forcefully state" , "Declare or affirm" , "Establish control or state as true" , "Swear" .)