disavow

Etymology

dis- + avow, or from Old French desavouer.

verb

  1. (transitive) 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. (transitive) 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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