To bind or devote by a vow.
To declare openly and boldly, as something believed to be right; to own, acknowledge or confess frankly.
To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See avowry.
To make a vow regarding (something).
To declare publicly that one has made a vow, usually to show one's determination or to announce an act of retaliation.
To make a vow; to promise.
A solemn promise to perform some act, or behave in a specified manner, especially a promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order.
A declaration or assertion.