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disavow en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /dɪsəˈvaʊ/
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Etymology

From dis- + avow, or from Old French desavouer.

Meanings

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 socialism.

Forms

Antonyms

own up · accept · prove · accept

Deriveds

disavowable · disavowment · disavower

Relateds

disavowal · disavowed

Synonyms

repudiate · deny · reject · abjure · impugn · reject · disprove · deny · disown · disclaim

Translations (46)

de sich distanzieren von (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · de sich distanzieren von (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · ka უარყოფა (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · de verleugnen (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · de desavouieren (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · sv desavouera (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · eo malkonfesi (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · fr désavouer (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · hu dezavuál (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · de abstreiten (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · mi whākorekore (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · de bestreiten (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · io repudiar (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · de ableugnen (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · fr désavouer (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · no fornekte (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · hu elutasít (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · de nicht anerkennen (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · cs popřít (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · de leugnen (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · de in Abrede stellen (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · hu tagad (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · cs neznat se (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · bg отказвам се (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · hu visszautasít (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · ru отрекаться (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · bg отричам се (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · eo malagnoski (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · de von sich weisen (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · es repudiar (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · hu elhatárolódik (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · cs popřít (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · fr désapprouver (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · nl verloochenen (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · nl ontkennen (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · hu vitat (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · hu nem ismer el (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · ru дезавуировать (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · fi kiistää (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · mi whakahore (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · cs distancovat se (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · fi kieltää (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind) · de zurückweisen (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · ka პასუხისმგებლობის მოხსნა (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · la diffiteor (to strongly and solemnly refuse to own or acknowledge; to deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like) · de zurückweisen (to deny; to show the contrary of; to deny legitimacy or achievement of any kind)