disavow
11disavow — disavowedly, adv. disavower, n. /dis euh vow /, v.t. to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate: He disavowed the remark that had been attributed to him. [1350 1400; ME disavouen, desavouen < AF, OF… …
12disavow — verb /ˈdɪsəˌvaʊ/ a) To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown. He was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime …
13disavow — Synonyms and related words: 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 …
14disavow — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. disclaim, disown, repudiate; see deny , recant . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. abjure, disown, repudiate, deny, disclaim, reject, gainsay, contradict, *weasel out of, *wash one s hands of, recant, retract. ANT.: admit,… …
15disavow — dis|a|vow [ˌdısəˈvau] v [T] formal to say that you are not responsible for something, that you do not know about it, or that you are not involved with it >disavowal n [U and C] …
16disavow — dis|a|vow [ ,dısə vau ] verb transitive FORMAL to say firmly that you have no connection with someone or something or no responsibility for them …
17disavow — dis·a·vow || ‚dɪsÉ™ vaÊŠ v. deny, reject, repudiate, disclaim …
18disavow — verb deny any responsibility or support for. Derivatives disavowal noun …
19disavow — v. a. Disclaim, disown, deny, disallow …
20disavow — verb (T) formal to state that you are not responsible for something, or that you have no knowledge of it: He later disavowed any connection with the Fascist collaborators. disavowal noun (C, U) …
