avowed

Etymology

avow + -ed

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of avow

adj

  1. openly acknowledged
  2. positively stated
    An avowed aim of the 1962 Transport Act was to concentrate the BRB's attention on running trains. 1964 May, “News and Comment: Minister hamstrings BR workshops”, in Modern Railways, page 291
  3. asserted under oath, or vow
    His first avowed intent, to be a pilgrim - Who would true valour see 1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress

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