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    disavow
    /ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ/

    verb

    • 1. deny any responsibility or support for: "the union leaders resisted pressure to disavow picket-line violence"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDISAVOW | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    DISAVOW definition: 1. to say that you know nothing about something, or that you have no responsibility for or…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › disavowDisavow Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to deny responsibility for : repudiate. disavowed the actions of his subordinates. 2. : to refuse to acknowledge or accept : disclaim. party leaders disavowed him. … have publicly disavowed any claim on the Graceland estate. Dan Chu. disavowable. ˌdis-ə-ˈvau̇-ə-bəl. adjective. disavowal. ˌdis-ə-ˈvau̇ (-ə)l. noun. Did you know?

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › disavowDisavow - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To disavow is to deny support for someone or something. You might feel dissed if your biggest donor decides to suddenly disavow you in your run for president. Disavow comes from a combination of the Old French prefix des-meaning "opposite of" and the word avoer meaning to "acknowledge, accept, recognize." When you disavow, you are doing the ...

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDISAVOW | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    DISAVOW meaning: 1. to say that you know nothing about something, or that you have no responsibility for or…. Learn more.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › disavowDISAVOW Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Disavow definition: to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate. See examples of DISAVOW used in a sentence.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdisavow verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of disavow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › disavowDisavow - definition of disavow by The Free Dictionary

    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"

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDISAVOW - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    If you disavow something, you say that you are not connected with it or responsible for it. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'disavow' American English: dɪsəvaʊ British English: dɪsəvaʊ. More. Conjugations of 'disavow' present simple: I disavow, you disavow [...] past simple: I disavowed, you disavowed [...] past participle: disavowed. More.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › -disavowDISAVOW Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    To disavow those moral responsibilities, our tradition suggests, is to not be truly free.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDISAVOW definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    To deny knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.