Vowing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vow \Vow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Vowing}.] [OE. vouen, OF. vouer, voer, F. vouer, LL. votare.
     See {Vow}, n.]
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     1. To give, consecrate, or dedicate to God, or to some deity,
        by a solemn promise; to devote; to promise solemnly. "When


        thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it." --Eccl.
        v. 4.
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              [Men] that vow a long and weary pilgrimage. --Shak.
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     2. To assert solemnly; to asseverate.
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