disavow
Use Disavow in a sentence
əˈvaʊ 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.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to deny knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for | |
| disa'vowal | |
| —n | |
| disa'vowedly | |
| —adv | |
| disa'vower | |
| —n | |
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Disavow
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is disfavor. Does it mean:
| to regard with doubt or suspicion |
| displeasure or dislike |
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Example sentences
The authorities mendaciously claimed that he has been released, a tactic that helps them disavow responsibility.
But, if you are captured or killed, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of this post.
Judicial nominees, meanwhile, scrambled to disavow positions they had taken before the society.
But to disavow all bumping as being impossible based on this uncertainty seems to miss the danger which bumping can pose.
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