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disavow

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  • IPA /dɪsəˈvaʊ/

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disavow verb

  1. 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.”
  2. 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 fascism.”

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abjuredenydisclaimdisownrejectdisproveimpugnrepudiatenegatecontradictdisavow

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