disavow

dis·a·vow

 (dĭs′ə-vou′)

tr.v. dis·a·vowed, dis·a·vow·ing, dis·a·vows

1. To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with: "The American communists ... promoted Roosevelt's reelection in 1944—although Roosevelt formally disavowed their support" (Donald A. Ritchie).

2. To assert to be wrong or of little value: "After 1920 his style changed almost completely, and he disavowed his early works" (Mary V. Dearborn).

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[Middle English disavowen, from Old French desavouer : des-, dis- + avouer, to avow; see avow.]

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dis′a·vow′a·ble adj.

dis′a·vow′al n.

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disavow

(ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ)

vb

(tr) to deny knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for

ˌdisaˈvowal n

ˌdisaˈvowedly adv

ˌdisaˈvower n

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dis•a•vow

(ˌdɪs əˈvaʊ)

v.t.

to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate.

[1350–1400; Anglo-French < Old French desavouer. See dis-¹, avow]

dis`a•vow′ed•ly, adv.

dis`a•vow′er, n.

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disavow

Past participle: disavowed
Gerund: disavowing

Imperative

disavow

disavow

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

disavow - refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children" deny - declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money" deny - refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus" avouch, avow - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about

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disavow

verb deny, reject, contradict, retract, repudiate, disown, rebut, disclaim, forswear, gainsay (archaic or literary), abjure He immediately disavowed the newspaper story.

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disavow

verb

To refuse to recognize or acknowledge:

deny, disacknowledge, disclaim, disown, reject, renounce, repudiate.

Idiom: turn one's back on.

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Translations

desavouieren

αποποιούμαι

abjurerrefuserrejeterrepousser

rinnegare

disavow

[ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ] VT

1. (= reject) [+ one's principles, religion] → abdicar de, abjurar de; [+ one's past] → renegar de

2. (= deny) they disavowed any knowledge of his activities → negaban tener conocimiento de sus actividades

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disavow

[ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ] vt (= disown, repudiate) [+ story, claim] → désavouer

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disavow

vt → verleugnen; one’s words → ableugnen

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disavow

[ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ] vt (frm) (one's opinions) → sconfessare; (one's words) → ritrattare; (one's faith) → rinnegare

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