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Definition: Avowed |
AvowedAdjective1. Openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist". 2. Asserted as true under oath; "a statement attested by witnesses". 3. Openly affirmed; "an avowed Jeffersonian". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "avowed" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Synonyms: AvowedSynonyms: attested (adj), avowed(a) (adj), professed(a) (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Avowed |
| English words defined with "avowed": Avowable ♦ covert ♦ declared ♦ Forevouched ♦ Hidden fifths ♦ professed, Provessel ♦ subterranean ♦ The land league ♦ ulterior, Ulterior object. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "avowed": IMPROBABILITY. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "avowed": Forevouched. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
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| Author | Quotation |
Charles Caleb Colton | Pity is a thing often vowed, seldom felt; hatred is a thing often felt, seldom avowed. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | If, moreover, the fault having been committed and avowed, the punishment had not been savage and excessive. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Vietnam | Avowed religious practice theoretically bars one from membership in the Communist Party, but in 1997 the CPV reported that about 23,000 of the 2.4 million Party members were religious believers. (references) |
Minorities | China | The Government's avowed policy on minorities calls for preferential treatment in marriage regulations, family planning, university admission, and employment. (references) |
China | The Communist Party has an avowed policy of boosting minority representation in the Government and the CCP, and minorities constitute 14 percent of the National People's Congress, which is higher than their percentage in the population. (references) | |
Political Economy | SWEDEN | The Central Bank is by law independent in pursuit of its avowed goal of price stability. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | IMPROBABILITY, n. His tale he told with a solemn face And a tender, melancholy grace. Improbable 'twas, no doubt, When you came to think it out, But the fascinated crowd Their deep surprise avowed And all with a single voice averred 'Twas the most amazing thing they'd heard -- All save one who spake never a word, But sat as mum As if deaf and dumb, Serene, indifferent and unstirred. Then all the others turned to him And scrutinized him limb from limb -- Scanned him alive; But he seemed to thrive And tranquiler grow each minute, As if there were nothing in it. "What! what!" cried one, "are you not amazed At what our friend has told?" He raised Soberly then his eyes and gazed In a natural way And proceeded to say, As he crossed his feet on the mantel-shelf: "O no -- not at all; I'm a liar myself." |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | Such is the avowed purpose of a Government which is in the practice of naturalizing by thousands citizens of other countries, and not only of permitting but compelling them to fight its battles against their native country. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | I mean to speak this evening of the changes that can take place in our country now that we can stop making the sacrifices we had to make when we had an avowed enemy that was a superpower. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Avowed" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 82.11% of the time. "Avowed" is used about 95 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 82.11% | 78 | 37,656 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 12.63% | 12 | 101,599 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 5.26% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 95 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "avowed": self-avowed. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "avowed"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i pranuar (accepted, accredited, adopted, canonic, canonical, received). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | معترف به (avowedly), مصرح ب. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | признат открито. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 公开宣布. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zapřisáhlý, uznávaný (accredited, reputable), otevřený (above board, barefaced, blunt, direct, Frank, free-spoken, honest, open, open-hearted, outspoken, overt, plainspoken, raw, straightforward, unclosed, undone, unreserved). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | annoncé, déclaré, confessé. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | bekannte (acquaintance, conversantly, datum, friend, friends). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | δηλωμένος. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מושבע (confirmed, inveterate, sworn). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | nyilvánított, közismert (known, notorious, proverbial, to be well known, well known). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | diakui. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | dichiarato (declared, professed, self-confessed), confesso. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | noidyn foshlit (avowed enemies). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | avoweday manifesto (axiomatic, axiomatical, circular, evident, formal, manifest, manifesto, marked, obvious, overt, palpable, plain, unconcealed, visible), declarado (declared, professed), confesso. (various references) mãrturisit, declarat (declare, declared, professed). (various references) общепризнанный (acknowledged, recognized). (various references) javno priznat. (various references) admitido (acknowledged, admitted, initiated, received), reconocido (accepted, acknowledged, confessed, inspected), declarado (declared, outright, professed). (various references) açık (aboveground, apparent, articulate, bare, blank, broad, candid, categorical, clean-cut, clear, clear-cut, cloudless, confessed, decided, declared, decollete, deficiency, deficient, deficient amount, deficit, definite, definitive, direct, distinct, downright, evident, expansive, explicit, exposed, express, expressly, fair, forthright, free, gaping, hospitable, in blank, light, loose, lucent, lucid, luminous, obvious, open, open air, open ended, outdoor, outright, overt, pale, patent, perspicuous, plain, point blank, precise, raw, revealing, round, serene, shadowless, shirt-sleeve, shortage, shortfall, spread, Square, straightforward, swinging, translucent, unambiguous, unashamed, unclouded, uncomplicated, unconcealed, uncovered, uncrossed, undisguised, unequivocal, unlocked, unmistakable, unobstructed, unprotected, unsealed, upfront, vacant, visible, well-marked, wide open, wishywashy), belli (apparent, broad, broadly, certain, clear, conspicuous, explicit, express, given, known, manifest, noticeable, palpable, particular, patent, perspicuous, precise, precisely, prominent, self evident, shadowless, specific, stated, translucent, unmistakable, upfront, waisted, well-marked), bariz (apparent, as plain as a pikestaff, blatant, blazing, conspicuous, conspicuously, gross, pronounced, sharp). (various references) відверто визнаний. (various references) đã được công khai thừa nhận; đã được công khai thú nhận. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Chronicles Chapter 15, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eishnegken ta agia dauid tou patroV autou kai ta agia oikou kuriou tou qeou argurion kai crusion kai skeuh |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ea quae voverat pater suus et ipse intulit in domum Domini argentum et aurum vasorumque diversam supellectilem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Tho thingis that his fadir hadde avowed and he brouyt in to the hous of the Lord, syluer and gold, and of vessels dyuerse purtenauncis; |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | He took into the house of God all the things which his father had made holy and those which he himself had made holy, silver and gold and vessels. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 2 Chronicles Chapter 15, Verse 18 |
| Cebuano | Ug iyang gidala ngadto sa balay sa Dios ang mga butang nga hinalad sa iyang amahan, ug nga siya sa iyang kaugalingon naghalad sa salapi, ug bulawan ug mga sudlanan. |
| Chinese | 亞 '' 將 他 父 所 分 別 為 聖 、 與 自 己 所 分 別 為 聖 的 金 銀 、 ' 器 皿 、 都 奉 到 神 的 殿 裡 。 |
| Croatian | Unio je u Dom Božji posveæene darove svoga oca i svoje: srebro i zlato i posuðe. |
| Danish | Og han bragte sin Faders og sine egne Helliggaver ind i Guds Hus, Sølv, Guld og forskellige Kar. |
| Dutch | En hij bracht in het huis Gods de geheiligde dingen zijns vaders, en zijn geheiligde dingen, zilver en goud, en vaten. |
| Finnish | Ja hän vei Jumalan temppeliin isänsä pyhät lahjat ja omat pyhät lahjansa: hopeata, kultaa ja kalua. |
| French | Il mit dans la maison de Dieu les choses consacrées par son père et par lui-même, de l`argent, de l`or et des vases. |
| German | Und er brachte ein, was sein Vater geheiligt und was er geheiligt hatte, ins Haus Gottes: Silber, Gold und Gefäße. |
| Hungarian | És bevivé az Isten házába, a mit atyja és õ megszentelének, ezüstöt, aranyat és edényeket. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Semua emas dan perak serta barang-barang lain hasil rampasan perang milik ayahnya dan dirinya sendiri diletakkannya di Rumah TUHAN untuk menjadi milik TUHAN. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka dibawanya masuk ke dalam bait-Ullah akan segala benda yang disucikan oleh ayahanda baginda dan segala benda yang disucikan baginda sendiri, dari pada emas perak dan pelbagai perkakasan. |
| Italian | Egli fece portare nel tempio le cose consacrate da suo padre e quelle consacrate da lui stesso, consistenti in argento, oro e vasellame. |
| Maori | I kawea hoki e ia ki te whare o te Atua nga mea i whakatapua e tona papa, me nga mea i whakatapua e ia ano, te hiriwa, te koura, me nga oko. |
| Norwegian | Han lot de ting hans far hadde helliget, og dem han selv hadde helliget, føre inn i Guds hus, både sølv og gull og andre ting. |
| Portuguese | E trouxe para a casa de Deus as coisas que seu pai tinha consagrado, e as que ele mesmo tinha consagrado: prata, ouro e utensílios. |
| Rumanian | A pus kn Casa lui Dumnezeu lucrurile knchinate Domnului de tatql squ wi de el knsuw: argint, aur wi vase. |
| Spanish | Él introdujo en la casa de Dios lo que había consagrado su padre y lo que él mismo había consagrado: plata, oro y utensilios. |
| Swedish | Och han förde in i Guds hus både vad hans fader och vad han själv hade helgat åt HERREN: silver, guld och kärl. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "avowed": avowedly. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "avowed": disavowed, reavowed, unavowed. (additional references) | |
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"Avowed" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abowed, Aoew, aowe, asvowed, aveed, avoe, avored, avoret, avowe, avoweds, avowel, Bavoyeu, evowed. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "avowed" (pronounced uvou"d) |
| 4 | u v ou" d | disavowed. |
| 3 | -v ou" d | vowed. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-o-v-w" | |
-1 letter: vowed, waved. | |
-2 letters: avow, awed, deva, dove, odea, owed, wade, wave, woad, wove. | |
-3 letters: ado, ave, avo, awe, daw, dev, dew, doe, dow, ode, ova, owe, vaw, voe, vow, wad, wae, wed, woe. | |
-4 letters: ad, ae, aw, de, do, ed, od, oe, ow, we, wo. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-o-v-w" | |
+2 letters: avowedly, overawed, overdraw, reavowed, unavowed. | |
+3 letters: disavowed, handwoven, overdrawn, overdraws. | |
+4 letters: aardwolves, microwaved, overshadow, overwarmed, woodcarver. | |
+5 letters: disavowable, overdrawing, overshadows, overwatered, woodcarvers. | |
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