avowed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
    avow; affirm; verify; swan; assert; swear; aver.
    • Before God I swear I am innocent
  2. verb admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
    avouch; avow.
  3. adjective satellite openly declared as such
    professed.
    • an avowed enemy
    • her professed love of everything about that country
    • McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist

WordNet


A*vowed" adjective
Definitions
  1. Openly acknowledged or declared; admitted. -- A*vow"ed*ly adv.

Webster 1913