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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

avowed
    adj 1: openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her
           professed love of everything about that country";
           "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist"
           [syn: avowed(a), professed(a)]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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. To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to
      own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles
      or his crimes.
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            Which I to be the of Israel's God
            Avow, and challenge Dagon to the test. --Milton.
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   2. (Law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See
      Avowry. --Blackstone.
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   Syn: To acknowledge; own; confess. See Confess.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Avowed \A*vowed"\, a.
   Openly acknowledged or declared; admitted. -- A*vow"ed*ly,
   adv.
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Thesaurus Results for Avowed:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

accepted, acknowledged, admitted, affirmed, alleged, allowed, announced, approved, asserted, asseverated, attested, authenticated, averred, avouched, certified, claimed, conceded, confessed, confirmed, countersigned, declared, deposed, endorsed, enunciated, granted, hypocritical, in name only, manifestoed, notarized, ostensible, pledged, predicated, pretended, pretexted, professed, pronounced, purported, ratified, received, recognized, sealed, signed, so-called, specious, stamped, stated, sworn, sworn and affirmed, sworn to, underwritten, validated, vouched, vouched for, vowed, warranted

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