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avowed

American  
[uh-voud] / əˈvaʊd /

adjective

  1. acknowledged; declared.

    an avowed enemy.


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Etymology

Origin of avowed

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at avow, -ed 2

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Even with a game like Avowed, a good number of players will see only a fraction of what the game has to offer.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

The next season of The White Lotus is here, EastEnders turns 40, video games Avowed and Lost Records: Bloom and Rage are released, and Tate McRae’s new album is also coming out.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025

Avowed "Ted Lasso" believers extol the virtues of its kind humor and its picture-perfect depiction of its football team, AFC Richmond, as a close-knit family of choice.

From Salon • Nov. 6, 2021

Indeed, her 2003 essay, Avowed Errors, examines the actions of powerful or famous men whose private behavior got them into some serious public trouble—or risked doing so eventually.

From Time • Jul. 8, 2011

Avowed in vigilant solicitudeFor either, what most lived within each breastThey let be seen: yet every human testDemanding righteousness approved them good.

From A Reading of Life, Other Poems by Meredith, George