1
: openly acknowledged or declared
an avowed liberal/conservative
2
: asserted to be true or real : professed
their avowed purpose/goal/aim/intention

Examples of avowed in a Sentence

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Hezbollah’s military capabilities dwarf those of Hamas, which Israel has been battling for the past six months with the avowed goal of dismantling the movement. Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024 An avowed white supremacist writing about Indigenous peoples is unlikely to fly these days. John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2022 The suspect, Payton Gendron, 18, is an avowed white supremacist. New York Times, 15 June 2022 An avowed white supremacist is back in federal custody, one of five men who prosecutors say busted through a Southeast Portland pawn shop last month using a sledgehammer and stole 47 guns worth about $20,000. oregonlive, 7 Feb. 2022 See all Example Sentences for avowed 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of avowed was in the 14th century

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“Avowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avowed. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

avowed

adjective
ə-ˈvau̇d
: openly declared or admitted
avowedly
ə-ˈvau̇-əd-lē
adverb
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