Definition of disavow Disavow

/dɪˌsʌvawˈ/ - [disuvaw] - dis•a•vow

We found 8 definitions of disavow from 6 different sources.

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What does disavow mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

disavows, disavowing, disavowed  

disavow - refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"
  avouch, avow admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about
  deny declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
  deny declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

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

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • disavow
    To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • disavow
    dis-a-vow′, v.t. to disclaim knowledge of, sanction of, or connection with: to disown: to deny.—n. Disavow′al. [O. Fr. desavouer, des—L. dis, away, avouer, to avow.]

Part of speech

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  • disavow, verb, present, 1st person singular of disavow (infinitive).
  • disavow, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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