Avowed

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)}]
    

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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Avowed \A*vowed"\, a.
   Openly acknowledged or declared; admitted. -- {A*vow"ed*ly},
   adv.
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55 Moby Thesaurus words for "avowed":
      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