avowed

/əˈvaʊd/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

atheist

VERB + AVOWED

believe, pay, said, works

AVOWED + NOUN

beliefs, devotion, himself, information, intention

PREP.

with

ADV.

ever

adj

openly acknowledged

positively stated

There was considerable scepticism as to whether the line would pay, but its avowed intention was to put an end to the slave trade.

An avowed aim of the 1962 Transport Act was to concentrate the BRB's attention on running trains.

asserted under oath, or vow

His first avowed intent, to be a pilgrim - Who would true valour see

There was considerable scepticism as to whether the line would pay, but its avowed intention was to put an end to the slave trade.

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An avowed aim of the 1962 Transport Act was to concentrate the BRB's attention on running trains.

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His first avowed intent, to be a pilgrim - Who would true valour see

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The senator avowed his devotion to his constituents.

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Beyond the novel, we come to works whose avowed aim is information.

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He avowed himself an atheist.

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