avowed

English

Etymology

avow +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈvaʊd/
Rhymes: -aʊd

Verb

avowed

simple past tense and past participle of avow

Adjective

avowed (not comparable)

openly acknowledged
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.
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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