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disavow

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dis·a·vow  (ds-vou)
tr.v. dis·a·vowed, dis·a·vow·ing, dis·a·vows
To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with.

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

disa·vowa·ble adj.
disa·vowal n.

disavow [ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ]
vb
(tr) to deny knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for
disavowal  n
disavowedly  adv
disavower  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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

disavow
verb deny, reject, contradict, retract, repudiate, disown, rebut, disclaim, forswear, gainsay (archaic or literary), abjure He immediately disavowed the newspaper story.
Translations
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 activitiesnegaban tener conocimiento de sus actividades
disavow [ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ] vt (= disown, repudiate) [+ story, claim] → désavouer
disavow
vtverleugnen; one’s wordsableugnen
disavow [ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ] vt (frm) (one's opinions) → sconfessare; (one's words) → ritrattare; (one's faith) → rinnegare
disavow [ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ] vt (frm) (one's opinions) → sconfessare; (one's words) → ritrattare; (one's faith) → rinnegare


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In a still more obscure passage he now desires to disavow the Circular or aristocratic tendencies with which some critics have naturally credited him.
We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence.
He could not disavow his actions, belauded as they were by half the world, and so he had to repudiate truth, goodness, and all humanity.
 
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