avowed
adjective
[ əˈvaʊd ]
• that has been asserted, admitted, or stated publicly.
• "an avowed atheist"
avow
verb
• assert or confess openly.
• "he avowed that he had voted Labour in every election"
Similar:
assert,
declare,
state,
maintain,
aver,
attest,
swear,
vow,
insist,
confess,
admit,
asseverate,
declared,
sworn,
self-confessed,
confessed,
self-proclaimed,
acknowledged,
admitted,
open,
overt,
known,
Origin:
Middle English (in the senses ‘acknowledge, approve’ and ‘vouch for’): from Old French avouer ‘acknowledge’, from Latin advocare ‘summon in defence’ (see avouch).
