About The Word Disavow
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Disavow
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What's The Definition Of Disavow?
[v] refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Disavow: Related Terms | Find terms related to Disavow: abjure | assert the contrary | back down | back out | backwater | belie | climb down | contest | contradict | contravene | controvert | counter | crawfish out | cross | deny | disaffirm | disallow | disclaim | disown | disprove | dispute | eat crow | eat humble pie | forswear | gainsay | impugn | join issue upon | negate | negative | not accept | not admit | nullify | oppose | recant | refuse to admit | refute | renege | renounce | repudiate | retract | revoke | swallow | take back | take issue with | unsay | withdraw See Also | deny Disavow In Webster's Dictionary \Dis`a*vow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disavowed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Disavowing}.] [F. d['e]savouer; pref. d['e]s- (L.
dis-) + avouer to avow. See {Avow}, and cf. {Disavouch}.]
1. To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to
deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to
disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement,
but he disavows the crime.
A solemn promise made and disavowed. --Dryden.
2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
Yet can they never Toss into air the freedom of my
birth, Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's. --Ford.
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