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disavowenUK
dis·a·vow D0252300 (dĭs′ə-vou′)tr.v. dis·a·vowed, dis·a·vow·ing, dis·a·vows 1. To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with: "The American communists ... promoted Roosevelt's reelection in 1944—although Roosevelt formally disavowed their support" (Donald A. Ritchie).2. To assert to be wrong or of little value: "After 1920 his style changed almost completely, and he disavowed his early works" (Mary V. Dearborn).
[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.disavow (ˌdɪsəˈvaʊ) vb (tr) to deny knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for ˌdisaˈvowal n ˌdisaˈvowedly adv ˌdisaˈvower ndis•a•vow (ˌdɪs əˈvaʊ)
v.t. to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate. [1350–1400; Anglo-French < Old French desavouer. See dis-1, avow] dis`a•vow′ed•ly, adv. dis`a•vow′er, n. disavow
Past participle: disavowed
Gerund: disavowing
| Present |
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| I disavow | | you disavow | | he/she/it disavows | | we disavow | | you disavow | | they disavow |
| Preterite |
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| I disavowed | | you disavowed | | he/she/it disavowed | | we disavowed | | you disavowed | | they disavowed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am disavowing | | you are disavowing | | he/she/it is disavowing | | we are disavowing | | you are disavowing | | they are disavowing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have disavowed | | you have disavowed | | he/she/it has disavowed | | we have disavowed | | you have disavowed | | they have disavowed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was disavowing | | you were disavowing | | he/she/it was disavowing | | we were disavowing | | you were disavowing | | they were disavowing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had disavowed | | you had disavowed | | he/she/it had disavowed | | we had disavowed | | you had disavowed | | they had disavowed |
| Future |
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| I will disavow | | you will disavow | | he/she/it will disavow | | we will disavow | | you will disavow | | they will disavow |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have disavowed | | you will have disavowed | | he/she/it will have disavowed | | we will have disavowed | | you will have disavowed | | they will have disavowed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be disavowing | | you will be disavowing | | he/she/it will be disavowing | | we will be disavowing | | you will be disavowing | | they will be disavowing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been disavowing | | you have been disavowing | | he/she/it has been disavowing | | we have been disavowing | | you have been disavowing | | they have been disavowing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been disavowing | | you will have been disavowing | | he/she/it will have been disavowing | | we will have been disavowing | | you will have been disavowing | | they will have been disavowing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been disavowing | | you had been disavowing | | he/she/it had been disavowing | | we had been disavowing | | you had been disavowing | | they had been disavowing |
| Conditional |
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| I would disavow | | you would disavow | | he/she/it would disavow | | we would disavow | | you would disavow | | they would disavow |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have disavowed | | you would have disavowed | | he/she/it would have disavowed | | we would have disavowed | | you would have disavowed | | they would have disavowed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | disavow - refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"deny - declare untrue; contradict; "He denied the allegations"; "She denied that she had taken money"deny - refuse to recognize or acknowledge; "Peter denied Jesus"avouch, avow - admit openly and bluntly; make no bones about |
disavowverb deny, reject, contradict, retract, repudiate, disown, rebut, disclaim, forswear, gainsay (archaic or literary), abjure He immediately disavowed the newspaper story.disavowverbTo refuse to recognize or acknowledge:deny, disacknowledge, disclaim, disown, reject, renounce, repudiate.Idiom: turn one's back on.TranslationsdesavouierenαποποιούμαιabjurerrefuserrejeterrepousserrinnegareDisavowenUK
Related to Disavow: expurgate, usurpationsTO DISAVOW. To deny the authority by which an agent pretends to have acted as when he has exceeded the bounds of his authority.
2. It is the duty of the principal to fulfill the contracts which have been entered into by his authorized agent; and when an agent has exceeded his authority, he ought promptly to disavow such act, so that the other party may have his remedy against the agent. See Agent; Principal. disavowenUK
Related to disavow: expurgate, usurpationsSynonyms for disavowverb denySynonyms- deny
- reject
- contradict
- retract
- repudiate
- disown
- rebut
- disclaim
- forswear
- gainsay
- abjure
Synonyms for disavowverb to refuse to recognize or acknowledgeSynonyms- deny
- disacknowledge
- disclaim
- disown
- reject
- renounce
- repudiate
Antonyms for disavowverb refuse to acknowledgeRelated WordsAntonyms |