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avowed

UK
/əˈvaʊd/
US
/əˈvaʊd/

Translations

avowedpast participle
UK
/əˈvaʊd/
US
/əˈvaʊd/
Past participle of "avow" regularly used as an adjective.
He is an avowed supporter of environmental causes.
C’est un partisan avoué des causes environnementales.
Their avowed aim was to bring peace to the region.
Leur objectif déclaré était d’apporter la paix à la région.
Additional translations
prétenduAvec une nuance de doute ou de distance.
Synonyms
declared
acknowledged
professed
open
unreserved
explicit
Antonyms
disavowed
unacknowledged
concealed
avowverb

avowed

Past Simple

avowed
Past Simple
avowed
Past Participle
avowing
Gerund
UK
/əˈvaʊ/
US
/əˈvaʊ/
avouerPour le sens d’« avouer franchement, reconnaître ouvertement ».
She avowed her guilt before the entire court.
Elle avoua sa culpabilité devant tout le tribunal.
déclarerPour le sens d’« affirmer ouvertement, proclamer »; registre courant à soutenu.
He avowed his commitment to the cause during the meeting.
Il déclara son engagement envers la cause pendant la réunion.
Synonyms
declare
assert
profess
affirm
maintain
claim
admit

Definitions

avowedpast participle
Openly acknowledged or declared.
He is an avowed supporter of environmental causes.
Professed or stated without proof; so-called.
Their avowed aim was to bring peace to the region.
avowverb
To declare or affirm something openly and unashamedly.
He avowed his commitment to the cause during the meeting.
To confess or admit something openly; to acknowledge with frankness.
She avowed her guilt before the entire court.
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