disavow
verb/dɪsəˈvaʊ/
Etymology
From dis- + avow, or from Old French desavouer.
- derived from desavouer
Definitions
To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge
To strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like.
- He was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime.
To deny
To deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind.
- Because of her dissatisfaction, she now disavows the merits of socialism.
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Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for disavow. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA