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Disavow

Disavow Meaning & Definition
Disavow Definition And Meaning

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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