disavow
/dɪsəˈvaʊ/
verb 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
most
VERB + DISAVOW
anger, narrow-minded
DISAVOW + NOUN
language, native
Definitions
verb
1
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
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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He was charged with embezzlement, but he disavows the crime.
Wiktionary02
Because of her dissatisfaction, she now disavows the merits of fascism.
Wiktionary03
Only a narrow-minded man can disavow his native language absorbed with his mother's milk.
Tatoeba · #284013404
Most of them disavow and denounce that sort of behavior.
Tatoeba · #918271605
When we suppress our anger, we disavow a part of our humanity.
Tatoeba · #12469831Usage Notes
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