01 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…
imp. & p. p.
Disavowed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disavowing
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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.“A solemn promise made and disavowed.” — Dryden.
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To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.“Yet can they never Toss into air the freedom of my birth, Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's.” — Ford.