/ əˈvaʊd; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] ( formal ) that has been admitted or stated in public :
an avowed anti-communist
an avowed aim / intention / objective / purpose
► avow·ed·ly / əˈvaʊɪdli; NAmE / adverb
/ əˈvaʊd; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] ( formal ) that has been admitted or stated in public :
an avowed anti-communist
an avowed aim / intention / objective / purpose
► avow·ed·ly / əˈvaʊɪdli; NAmE / adverb
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005