DICTIONARY
Source: WordNet 3.1
1. (
) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" ;
2. (
) admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about ;
) openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist" ;
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