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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
Verb
to deny connection with or responsibility for (something)
disavowal n
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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), (literary) abjure
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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.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
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.
The Declaration of Independence by History Documents View in context
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.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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