disclaim
11disclaim — [dis klām′] vt. [ME disclaimen < Anglo Fr desclamer: see DIS & CLAIM] 1. to give up or renounce any claim to or connection with 2. to refuse to acknowledge or admit; deny; repudiate vi. to make a disclaimer …
12disclaim — [[t]dɪskle͟ɪm[/t]] disclaims, disclaiming, disclaimed VERB If you disclaim knowledge of something or disclaim responsibility for something, you say that you did not know about it or are not responsible for it. [FORMAL] [V n] Mrs Lee disclaims any …
13disclaim — UK [dɪsˈkleɪm] / US verb [transitive] Word forms disclaim : present tense I/you/we/they disclaim he/she/it disclaims present participle disclaiming past tense disclaimed past participle disclaimed formal to say that you do not have any… …
14disclaim — verb a) To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject. I was to say that Maw and Meggins disclaim all responsibility, continued the other. They admit no liability at all, but in… …
15Disclaim — To renounce an interest or obligation by way of a legal instrument usually a written disclaimer, or a disclaiming trust. Property may be disclaimed for several reasons: because it is unwanted, because it carries heavy liabilities, because of tax… …
16disclaim — verb Disclaim is used with these nouns as the object: ↑responsibility …
17disclaim — dis|claim [dısˈkleım] v [T] formal to state, especially officially, that you are not responsible for something, that you do not know about it, or that you are not involved with it = ↑deny disclaim responsibility/knowledge etc ▪ Martin disclaimed… …
18disclaim — verb (T) disclaim responsibility/knowledge etc formal to state that you are not responsible for something, that you do not know anything about it, etc: I can t believe the insurance company disclaimed liability for the accident …
19disclaim — v.tr. 1 deny or disown (disclaim all responsibility). 2 (often absol.) Law renounce a legal claim to (property etc.). Etymology: ME f. AF desclaim stressed stem of desclamer (as DIS , CLAIM) …
20Disclaim from — Disclaim Dis*claim , v. t. To disavow or renounce all part, claim, or share. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] {Disclaim in}, {Disclaim from}, to disown; to disavow. [Obs.] Nature disclaims in thee. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
