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avowed

adjective
🔊/əˈvaʊd/
🔊/əˈvaʊd/
 [only before noun] (formal)
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  1. that has been admitted or stated in public公开承认的；公开宣称的
    • an avowed atheist公开宣称的无神论者
    • an avowed aim/intention/objective/purpose公开宣称的宗旨／意图／目标／目的
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryAvowed is used with these nouns:
    • aim
    • atheist
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