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verb (used with object)
- to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate: He disavowed the remark that had been attributed to him.
verb
- (tr) to deny knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for
late 14c., from Old French desavouer (13c.), from des- “opposite of” (see dis-) + avouer (see avow). Related: Disavowed; disavowing.