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dis⋅a⋅vow

  [dis-uh-vou]
Use disavow in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME disavouen, desavouen < AF, OF desavouer. See dis- 1 , avow

Related forms:
dis⋅a⋅vow⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
dis⋅a⋅vow⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
deny, reject, disclaim.
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dis·a·vow   (dĭs'ə-vou')   
tr.v.   dis·a·vowed, dis·a·vow·ing, dis·a·vows
To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with.

[Middle English disavowen, from Old French desavouer : des-, dis- + avouer, to avow; see avow.]
dis'a·vow'a·ble adj., dis'a·vow'al n.
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Word Origin & History

disavow 
1393, from dis- "opposite of" (see dis-) + avow.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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