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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 means to say that you know nothing about or have no responsibility for something. Learn how to use this formal verb in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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

    Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb disavow, which means to deny responsibility for or to refuse to acknowledge something. Find out how disavow is different from avow and vow, and see related words and articles.

  4. 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.

  5. 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 ...

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

    Disavow means to say that you are not connected with or responsible for something. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, grammar, and examples of disavow from Collins English Dictionary.

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

    Disavow means to state publicly that you have no knowledge of something or that you are not responsible for something/somebody. Learn how to pronounce, spell and use this formal verb with examples and synonyms.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › disavowdisavow - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    3 days ago · Disavow means to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge something, or to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like. It also means to deny or show the contrary of something. See etymology, pronunciation, quotations, and related terms of disavow.