Disavow

[dɪsə'vaʊ] or [,dɪsə'vaʊ]

Definition

(verb.) refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; 'Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children'.

Typist: Owen--From WordNet

Definition

(v. t.) To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime.

(v. t.) To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.

Checked by Hugo

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Disclaim, disown, deny, disallow.

Editor: Luke

Definition

v.t. to disclaim knowledge of sanction of or connection with: to disown: to deny.—n. Disavow′al.

Typist: Manfred