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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Disavow \Dis`a*vow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disavowed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Disavowing}.] [F. d['e]savouer; pref. d['e]s- (L.
dis-) + avouer to avow. See {Avow}, and cf. {Disavouch}.]
1. 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.
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A solemn promise made and disavowed. --Dryden.
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2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.
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Yet can they never
Toss into air the freedom of my birth,
Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's. --Ford.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disavow
v 1: refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of;
responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband
disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"
[ant: {avouch}, {avow}]
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