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disavow

[ dis-uh-vou ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate:

    He disavowed the remark that had been attributed to him.

    Synonyms: , ,



disavow

/ ˌɪəˈʊ /

verb

  1. tr to deny knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ徱ˈǷɱ, adverb
  • ˌ徱ˈǷɱ, noun
  • ˌ徱ˈǷɲ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 徱a·ǷĻ· adverb
  • 徱a·Ƿİ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of disavow1

1350–1400; Middle English disavouen, desavouen < Anglo-French, Old French desavouer. See dis- 1, avow
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While Trump has disavowed any desire for Canada's lumber, energy stockpiles or manufactured products, in February Trudeau reportedly told a closed-door meeting of Canadian business and labour leaders that he saw it differently.

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Venues began disavowing Rawayana, which was forced to cancel its tour.

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The paper has been retracted by the Lancet, 10 of its 12 authors have disavowed its findings, and Wakefield was stripped of his medical license in the U.K.

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More than 20 states have banned the practice, which presses LGBTQ+ minors into disavowing their sexualities or identifying with the gender they were assigned at birth.

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Many of us were aware that there was another agenda, a very detailed one, called Project 2025, which Trump said he hadn't read and disavowed.

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