disavow
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 7
/dɪsəˈvaʊ/
Definition of disavow
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(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.”
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verb
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(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.”
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(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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From dis- + avow, or from Old French desavouer.
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