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/euh vowd"/, adj.acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.[1300-50; ME; see AVOW, -ED2]
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avowed — avowed; un·avowed; … English syllables
avowed — [ə voud′] adj. openly declared or frankly acknowledged [her avowed purpose] avowedly [ə vou′id lē] adv … English World dictionary
Avowed — A*vowed , a. Openly acknowledged or declared; admitted. {A*vow ed*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avowed — index agreed (promised), alleged, manifest, ostensible, putative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
avowed — [[t]əva͟ʊd[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n If you are an avowed supporter or opponent of something, you have declared that you support it or oppose it. [FORMAL] She is an avowed vegetarian. Derived words: avowedly [[t]əva͟ʊɪdli[/t]] ADV usu ADV adj/ ed He… … English dictionary
Avowed — Avow A*vow , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avowed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avowing}.] [F. avouver, fr. L. advocare to call to (whence the meanings, to call upon as superior; recognize as lord, own, confess); ad + vocare to call. See {Advocate}, {Avouch}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avowed — adjective a) openly acknowledged His first avowed intent, to be a pilgrim Who would true valour see b) positively stated See Also: avowable … Wiktionary
avowed — adj. Avowed is used with these nouns: ↑aim, ↑atheist … Collocations dictionary
avowed — a|vowed [əˈvaud] adj [only before noun] admitted or said publicly ▪ an avowed atheist … Dictionary of contemporary English
avowed — a|vowed [ ə vaud ] adjective publicly claimed or promised: an avowed aim/intention ╾ a|vow|ed|ly [ ə vauədli ] adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
