avowed

English

Etymology

avow +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈvaʊd/
• Rhymes: -aʊd

Verb

avowed

1. simple past and past participle of avow

Adjective

avowed (not comparable)

1. openly acknowledged
2. positively stated
   • 1964 May, “News and Comment: Minister hamstrings BR workshops”, in Modern Railways, page 291:

     An avowed aim of the 1962 Transport Act was to concentrate the BRB's attention on running trains.

3. asserted under oath, or vow
   • 1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress:

     His first avowed intent, to be a pilgrim - Who would true valour see

Derived terms

• avowedly

Related terms

• avowable

Translations

acknowledged

• German: ausgewiesen (de), anerkannt (de)
• Russian: при́знанный (ru) m (príznannyj)
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