Definition of disclaim Disclaim

/dɪsklejˈm/ - [diskleym] - dis•claim

We found 12 definitions of disclaim from 6 different sources.

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Verb

disclaims, disclaiming, disclaimed  

disclaim - make a disclaimer about; "He disclaimed any responsibility"
  claim take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
  deny declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"
disclaim - renounce a legal claim or title to
  claim, take take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs; "the accident claimed three lives"; "The hard work took its toll on her"
  foreswear, relinquish, renounce, quit turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • disclaim (Verb)
    To renounce all claim to; to deny ownership of or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.
  • disclaim (Verb)
    To deny, as a claim; to refuse.
  • disclaim (Verb)
    To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • disclaim (v. t.)
    To renounce all claim to deny; ownership of, or responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.
  • disclaim (v. t.)
    To deny, as a claim; to refuse.
  • disclaim (v. t.)
    To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate, interest, or office.
  • disclaim (v. t.)
    To disavow or renounce all part, claim, or share.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

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

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • disclaim
    dis-klām′, v.t. to renounce all claim to: to refuse to acknowledge or be responsible for: to reject.—v.i. to give up all claim (with in).—ns. Disclaim′er, a denial, disavowal, or renunciation; Disclamā′tion, a disavowal. [O. Fr. disclaimer—L. dis, apart, clamāre, to cry out.]

Part of speech

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

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